North Baltimore NPR listener Jay Rubin has a garage door that makes a loud, screeching sound when opening or closing. He says he never sought it, but now it's a signal that his partner has come home — ...

Your garage door takes on a lot, opening, closing, shielding cars, and never complaining out loud. Until one day, it starts adding sound effects to its routine. That sudden screech or mysterious bang ...

What's that sound? It may sound like a very loud buzzing or droning that lasts all day and into the night. But before you call the police to report what you think could be a siren, whine or roar, ...

One of the world’s most peculiar test beds stretches above Princeton, New Jersey. It’s a fiber optic cable strung between three utility poles that then runs underground before feeding into an ...

It works on mice. It works on rats. So why not repel another pest - teenagers - with a loud screeching sound that only they can hear? Hastings might soon install a late-night sound-blaster to keep ...

In 1939, scientists discovered that peeling Scotch tape in the dark produces a visible blue glow due to a build-up of electrical charge and the sudden tearing of the adhesive. The phenomenon, known as ...