When you praise a dog, it's listening not just to the words you say but also how you say them. That might not be huge news to dog owners. But now scientists have explored this phenomenon by using an ...

Below is the popularity graph of the name Tone from 1962 to 2015, based on data from the SSA. Among the SSA compilation of popular girl's names over the past 10 years, the name Tone ranked highest in ...

The sound made by the phone network to indicate a ringing phone on the other end of the line. In other words, the sound you hear when you call someone else; and the sound someone else hears when they ...

Have you ever read a corporate press release and felt a slight chill-like you were reading output from a machine rather than from a person? That reaction is more common than you might think, and it ...