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Hercule Florence and the Birth of Zoophony

Hercule Florence imagined “zoophony”, a way to record animal sounds through writing in the 1830s, anticipating modern bioacoustics.... Read more →

The Most Powerful Sound Ever Documented, in 1883

In 1883, the Krakatoa eruption produced the most powerful sound ever documented. How was it measured, and at what human cost?... Read more →