Sounds play an important role in troubleshooting a computer. Computers have pre-programmed beeps and sounds that notify you of clear hardware issues. Then there are the subtler sounds: a high-pitched ...

I have a Dell Optiplex 980 on my desk at work. It outputs a high-pitched whine from the speaker-out. It's not that loud, but naturally it gets amplified when I turn up the volume on my amp. It's most ...

While authorities continue to investigate the mysterious sonic attack that injured workers at the U.S. embassy in Havana earlier this year, MSNBC anchor Chris Jansing decided to let viewers hear the ...

Sounds that are lower pitched are less studied than other types. Some say it’s a health hazard. Others have doubts. By Lourdes Medrano/Undark Published Apr 17, 2024 8:00 AM EDT This article was ...

Some Mac Studio owners have noticed that their machines are making a high-pitched "whining" sound that appears to be coming from the fan. There are pages of complaints on the MacRumors forums about ...

Sound speeds are able to tell researchers an impressive amount of information about a planet's surface, especially on Mars, which evidently has two separate speeds for low-pitched sound frequencies ...

Our hearing picks up a limited range of sounds, limits that were used successfully to keep teenagers from congregating outside British grocery stores by a device called the “teenage sound repeller." ...

Raccoons are capable of making all sorts of noises. These masked bandits can squeal, churr, bark, and the list goes on! Some of their sounds are tonal, like their famous nightly whistle. While other ...

Have you heard the conspiracy theory that Nicki Minaj songs are just Jay-Z pitched up? Have you heard the conspiracy theory that Nicki Minaj songs are just Jay-Z pitched up? Well that may not be true, ...

An S4 heart sound is a low-pitched sound that occurs toward the end of the diastole. In some cases, an underlying health condition, often one affecting the left ventricle, may cause the S4 heart sound ...

On Mars, the speed of sound depends on its pitch. All sound travels slower through Mars’ air compared with Earth’s. But the higher-pitched clacks of a laser zapping rocks travels slightly faster in ...