The mere thought of fingernails scratching a chalkboard can be enough to set some people on edge. Now, a new study may help explain why. Researchers say the shape of the human ear may amplify certain ...

Anyone who has cringed at the sound of fingernails scratching on a chalkboard has likely experienced the same feeling whenever President Joe Biden speaks. The president visited Maui this week (which ...

Anyone who has cringed at the sound of fingernails scratching on a chalkboard has likely experienced the same feeling whenever President Biden speaks. The president visited Maui this week (which he ...

The reason we cringe at the sound of scratching on a chalkboard is because the sound triggers an uptick in communication between a part of the brain involved in hearing and a part involved in emotions ...

Most people can't stand the sound of fingernails scraping across a blackboard. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you're like ...

Just thinking about the unnerving sound of nails on a chalkboard is enough to send shivers down your spine. Scientists have long been puzzled as to why the screeching sound made by fingernails running ...

Anyone who has cringed at the sound of fingernails scratching on a chalkboard has likely experienced the same feeling whenever President Biden speaks. The president visited Maui this week (which he ...

Robert Siegel talks to Michael Oehler, a professor at the University of Media and Communication in Cologne, Germany, about why people find the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard so irritating.

Anyone who has cringed at the sound of fingernails scratching on a chalkboard has likely experienced the same feeling whenever President Biden speaks. The president visited Maui this week (which he ...

Watching the video of President Biden’s remarks in Maui, his continuing confusion, his inappropriate jokes and attempts to identify with the pain Maui residents feel is painful in itself. Anyone who ...