The Mystery of the "Global Hum," the Droning Sound Reported By Thousands

Experts aren't positive why some people hear a humming noise that never ceases. However, new research may offer an ...
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Mysterious Global 'Hum' May Be a New Form of Tinnitus

(Yurii Yarema/Creatas Video+/Getty Images Plus) For decades, some people around the world have reported hearing a strange, ...
Popular Mechanics

A Ghostly Nighttime Hum Is Invading Random Towns. Scientists Don't Know What It Means.

A mysterious, low-frequency noise has settled over the small town of Omagh in Northern Ireland, and is keeping people awake. It’s called “The Hum,” and reports of this phenomenon have been popping up ...
Newsweek

Earth’s Hum: Scientists Record the Very Sound of Earth—but Don’t Know Why It Happens

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have recorded the mysterious sound of the Earth deep ...
Medical Xpress

The hum that only a few can perceive: Potential sources of a low-frequency sound

Some people occasionally hear a low buzzing or humming sound that doesn't have a clear source. An estimated 2–4% of the world's population hear this. Scientists have been trying to figure out for ...