It's no secret that rain sounds offer troubled sleepers comfort. "Rain is predictable, calming, stable, and non-threatening," says Dr. Shelby Harris, a behavioral sleep-medicine specialist. According ...

Remember Raining.fm, the Web app that streams the sound of rain and, erm, that’s about it? Well, rather than being a quirky one-off, Raining.fm has now gone mobile – that’s right, you can now listen ...

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Imagine rain as an orchestra, playing the perfect symphony for seeds. An MIT study reveals that rice seeds, when exposed to ...

MIT demonstrates that seeds sense the sound of rainfall—and sprout faster even while still beneath the surface.