The unknown crackling could be the sound of distant thunderstorms, falling meteors, or turbulence. Listen to the sounds a balloon hears 12 miles above Earth: from ocean waves to volcanic eruptions.

Up, up in the air ... scientific solar-powered balloons have recorded some strange sounds in the stratosphere researchers cannot identify. Daniel Bowman and other researchers at Sandia National ...

A common birthday party favour can blow up into a problem for children--but also a bigger conversation about hearing loss, say University of Alberta researchers. U of A hearing experts Bill Hodgetts ...

Solar-powered balloons detected strange rumblings at a height of 70,000 feet above the Earth's surface. Scientists can't identify them. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A common birthday party favor can blow up into a problem for children -- but also a bigger conversation about hearing loss, say researchers. A common birthday party favour can blow up into a problem ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Whooshes, squeals and fart sounds abounded Tuesday at the ...

Inspired by a YouTube video where kids at a party popped hundreds of balloons, researchers from the University of Alberta did an experiment to find out how noise from bursting balloons can impact ...

Daniel Bowman sends cell phones into the stratosphere aboard solar-powered hot-air balloons. You might be surprised what sounds they record up there. These balloons listen to the Earth from a dozen ...