We're all familiar with the sound of rain pattering on the roof. Without thinking much about it, we expect to hear applause at a theatre performance and a sizzling sound when we place bacon in a ...

Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Researchers have heard a sizzling sound from glaciers melting in warmer waters, a result of trapped air bubbles escaping from the melting ice. Geophysicist Erin Pettit observed the ...

Scientists recently published a paper explaining why some meteors create strange sounds. NPR's Scott Simon talks with researcher Bill Sweatt about what creates this "sizzling" sound. The crackle and ...

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2022 – Experienced cooks can determine when cooking oil has reached the right temperature for deep-frying by inserting moistened chopsticks in the hot oil. Bubbles form on the ...

Tex-Mex restaurant-goers are familiar with the sound of a sizzling skillet of fajitas delivered from the kitchen by a server. But according to a new viral video, the illusion might just be a case of ...