Determining the "loudest recorded sound" depends on how you define sound and on which measurements you choose to include.

Scientists have created the loudest-ever underwater sound, measuring more than 270 decibels. The sound, as published in the journal Physical Review Fluids, was created by blasting water microjets with ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Rockets are loud. With engines that can thunder at up to 200 decibels (that's 80 dB higher than ...

Starting at midnight on one of the busiest nights for Raleigh's nightlife scene, the city will implement new noise limits.

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have evolved unique oral and aural adaptations. Understanding them better could ...