Although it’s hard to say why, some of nature’s most powerful forces make for some of the most soothing sounds. Lapping ocean waves are, of course, a bedtime classic. As are monstrous thunderstorms.

The island of Santorini in the Mediterranean has attracted people for millennia. Today, it feels magical to watch the sun set from cliffs over the deep bay, surrounded by cobalt blue churches and ...

Researchers have recorded a strange new sound that started coming from a volcano in Ecuador after it erupted in the fall of 2015 — and the sound is incredibly soothing. It sounds like a napping ...

Amanda MacMillan is a health and science writer and editor. Her work appears across brands like Health, Prevention, SELF, O Magazine, Travel + Leisure, Time Out New York, and National Geographic's The ...

Look at that mountain! Imagine you are standing at the base of a volcano looking up. You were told that the volcano isn’t going to erupt anytime soon, but you notice a little bit of smoke (or is that ...

A volcano in Ecuador with a deep cylindrical crater might be the largest musical instrument on Earth, producing unique sounds scientists could use to monitor its activity. New infrasound recordings of ...

Emilie Hooft receives funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The experiment and analysis were supported by National Science Foundation grant number OCE-1459794 to the University of Oregon ...