How loud can sound really get? The human ear can safely hear up to around 120 decibels. Beyond that, it starts to hurt. At 150 decibels, eardrums can rupture. But history has witnessed sounds far ...

In 2006, Australian drummer Col Hatchman walked up to his kit, picked up his sticks, and banged out a rendition of Jimi Hendrix’s “Stone Free” so loud that it’d have the same effect on your eardrums ...

Some disasters strike with little to no warning. Krakatoa gave plenty of warning that something was wrong in the lead-up to its colossal eruption in August 1883. The disaster remains one of the most ...

Live concerts, fireworks and roaring stadium crowds can reach dangerously high volumes — loud enough to cause permanent hearing loss. But what was the loudest sound ever recorded on Earth? The answer ...