In 1997, hydrophones in the Pacific picked up a sound so loud it could be heard over 5,000 kilometers away. Known as “The Bloop,” this mysterious underwater noise remains one of the strangest and most ...

How loud can sound really get? The human ear can safely hear up to around 120 decibels. Beyond that, it starts to hurt. At 150 decibels, eardrums can rupture. But history has witnessed sounds far ...

There are two insanely powerful sounds you should know about. The first is active every day in our world. It’s produced by a magnificent sea animal that was once brought to the brink of extinction.