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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 ...

Live concerts, fireworks and roaring stadium crowds can reach dangerously high volumes — loud enough to cause permanent hearing loss. But what was the loudest sound ever recorded on Earth? The answer ...

CHICAGO — They’ve begun to emerge. And they’re going to make their presence very much known. In Illinois, two broods of periodical cicadas are coming out. In central and southern Illinois, its the ...

Not all natural landscapes are quiet and tranquil. Some landscapes are famous for the intensity of their sounds rather than ...