No matter the occasion, Japanese women tend to adopt a high-pitched voice in public or when speaking on the telephone. The ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Tokyo park has started playing a high-pitched tone at night that only young people can hear to help drive away teenagers who keep vandalizing the toilets and other facilities. "We ...

When it came out in Britain in December, the Mosquito sound system was supposed to be the sonic equivalent of a "no loitering" sign. Its annoying, high-pitched sound -- which many adults can't hear ...

When residential fires happen at night while people are sleeping, deaths are more likely to occur. Smoke alarms are important for preventing these deaths, yet many young children don't wake up to ...

At the World Cup, there is no end to the moments of high athletic drama. Who gets to narrate such moments became a subject of controversy this week when Vicki Sparks, a British sports journalist, ...

When residential fires happen at night while people are sleeping, deaths are more likely to occur. Smoke alarms are important for preventing these deaths, yet many young children don’t wake up to ...