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Sound waves entering the ear canal induce pressure waves that activate a series of events involving membranes, miniature bones, and specialized hairs.

The foundation for reading begins very early in a child's life. Children as young as three and four years can develop skills for reading success.

Low frequency and irregular sounds, jerky movements and blood traces are all ways in which divers will attract sharks.

Weir shocked Edinburgh with a confession that led to his execution. His house became a scene of ghostly activity. The house was demolished, but his spirit still lingers.

Teach students about sound with a video of STOMP, a very popular group that creates music through every day sounds.

Author and neurologist Oliver Sacks uses his expertise to address a topic that has become quite popular over the years: the relationship between music and the brain.

Instead of optical telescopes, astronomers use antennas and computers to study the Universe at wavelengths invisible to the human eye. So, how does that work?

Spanish explorers named it La Isla de los Alcatraces, Island of Pelicans. The isle's history is as tragic as its ghosts.

Shrouded in secrecy for months, new monster film Cloverfield lives up to the anticipation, at least in its suspenseful beginnings.

Fort Garry Hotel has been part of Winnipeg Manitoba's skyline for over 90 years and was built in the style of the Park Plaza hotel in New York City.

Ghost hunters come from all over to visit the most haunted town in the south, Monticello. Tales of bumps in the night abound. Here is a small sampling.

This simple, clearly-illustrated book introduces the basic facts of life, from conception to birth.

There were a total of 52 Ancestors in the Zen Buddhist Tradition of the Denkoroku.

'The Denkoroku: The Record of the Transmission of Light' was originally written only for the eyes of Zen monks.

Read about three paranormal phenomena that have been witnessed in the cemetery. Each case offers a theoretical parapsychological explanation as to what it could be.

Carnton Mansion located in Franklin, is one of Tennessee's most well known haunted sites. The mansion is located close to one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war.

There is a wide variety of pilot's headsets on the market. So what are the differences, and how should you decide what to buy? Here is a guide to aircraft headsets.

Hannes Tiedemann built the structure his family was to die in. There was gossip that there were murders in the mansion. People experienced Franklin Castle's hauntings.

Deafness and hearing loss are not uncommon among people over 50, or even younger. Today's hearing solutions are affordable, comfortable and highly technical.

Do cats have extrasensory powers? Or are there scientific explanations for certain remarkable feline intuitive abilities?

Leavenworth is the oldest continuously operating post west of the Mississippi River and considered the most haunted. Hosts of ghost include civilians and the military.

Many people believe Paramount Studios lot is the most haunted one. It's only a few feet from Hollywood Memorial Park, a cemetery with ghosts have been seen at both sites.

A horse's senses are extremely acute, affecting how a horse thinks and acts. As prey animals, their senses are tuned toward detecting predators.

The second trimester of pregnancy is the most comfortable phase. A week by week calendar of events is informative in the development of both mother and baby.

See landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge and the infamous Alcatraz Island. Shop and dine at Pier 39. Ride the cable cars downtown, and holler just for the fun of it!

Spectral piper and drummer, dogs and prisoners of Seven Years and American Revolutionary Wars are among the haunters. Photographs have captured paranormal phenomena.

How to give your subject active feedback when you can't make a sound, the light is in your eyes, and the camera is wedged in your shoulder.

Driven by curiosity to find out where goose bumps come from, neuroscientist Daniel Levitin, musician Bobby McFerrin and a team of scientists explore why music moves us.

Various studies of cat and dog intelligence give felines the edge on some measures of intelligence and dogs the advantage on others.