The old saying that a duck's quack produces no echo is... well, just plain quackers. Daisy performs: The anechoic chamber has no sound reflections Acoustics expert Professor Trevor Cox has deployed ...

Mystery of duck quack sound in ocean finally solved Fir0002 A 50-year-old mystery involving duck quack sounds coming from the ocean has finally been solved by scientists. The strange duck sound was ...

Ocean researchers have recorded unidentified "quack" sounds in the sea for years. Credit: Mayehem / Getty Images Both scientists and sailors alike have recorded unique, strange noises in the ocean for ...

I grew up in northeast Ohio in the 1970s, which meant, as a duck hunter , I grew up hearing duck sounds from mallards and black ducks, both of which quack. My father and I didn’t attempt to call wood ...

Experts in acoustics have debunked one of the more esoteric myths of the modern age - that a duck's quack is the only sound that does not produce an echo. EXPERTS in acoustics have debunked one of the ...

The bizarre noise was first heard 50 years ago but now scientists say the Antarctic minke whale is its source The mystery of a bizarre quacking sound heard in the ocean has finally been solved, ...

If you can’t stand the harsh, stressful sound of a blaring car horn, you’re not alone. But cities could be about to get a lot quieter after a team of researchers came up with a far more pleasant ...

A duck quack fits the bill as a less stressful alternative to car horns, scientists have found. Researchers at Soongsil University in Seoul, South Korea, tested variations of the classic “ah-oo-gah” ...

If you can’t stand the harsh, stressful sound of a blaring car horn, you’re not alone. But cities could be about to get a lot quieter after a team of researchers came up with a far more pleasant ...