The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE physics students who are studying sound waves, ultrasound and seismic waves. If you struggled with the quiz, don't panic - we've got you!

Scientists have unlocked a previously unseen behavior of acoustic waves, opening up new possibilities for cutting-edge ...

Yale researchers discovered new cochlear hearing modes that influence how the ear amplifies sound and processes frequencies.

Turbulence can also occur in sound waves that propagate chaotically in ... is one of the most important open questions in modern physics. Weather forecasting has become more accurate thanks ...

Black holes are some of the most mysterious objects in the universe, but what if we could recreate their physics in a lab?

Chaplain, G.J., Hawkins, S.C., Peter, M.A. et al., Acoustic lattice resonances and generalised Rayleigh-Bloch waves. Commun Phys 8, 37 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-025-01950-4 ...

Scientists have recently detected cosmic waves that mimic the sound of birds chirping, coming from an unexpected source in ...