Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers one listener question about the natural world. This week's question comes from Maria calling from Seattle. "When I was a kid, occasionally my dad would ...

Ever felt a strange, relaxing tingle while listening to someone whisper or watching a quiet, repetitive task? You’re not alone. That sensation is called ASMR—short for Autonomous Sensory Meridian ...

Ever stumbled upon a video of a stranger whispering into a microphone, tapping random objects, playing with slime, or devouring an feast of crunchy fried chicken and fiery Budak ramen noodles?

What do the sounds of whispered affirmations, page-turning, and tapping fingernails have in common? What about the sight of slow hand movements, soap being gently cut to pieces, and hair being brushed ...

The perpetuating social media universe of people tapping surfaces, crinkling paper and whispering into microphones might seem bizarre to newbies. But many people experience what is called autonomous ...

Animal ASMR videos, like the one of Phoebe eating, capture the quiet, repetitive sounds animals make—soft, textured, and ...

Maybe you're not the sort of person who gets hungry easily. You can walk the aisles of the supermarket without so much as a stomach rumble. You can peruse the pages of cookbooks without your mouth ...

YouTube creator Patrick Marcotte shares how intentional audio can support anxiety relief, better sleep, and self-care for all ...

ASMR videos started as a fringe section of YouTube, but the industry has grown exponentially in the last decade — rough estimates say there are at least 25 million ASMR videos on YouTube alone, coming ...