Women who speak with vocal fry, a vocal technique used by Julia Fox and Britney Spears, are seen as less intelligent and attractive, a recent study found. Getty Images; Brittney Spears Britney Spears, ...

Science Diction is a bite-sized podcast about words—and the science stories behind them. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and sign up for our newsletter. For decades, vocal fry lived a ...

For decades, vocal fry lived a relatively quiet existence. A creaky or breathy sound that occurs when your voice drops to its lowest register, this phenomenon was long known to linguists, speech ...

Coen Elemans was waiting for his flight to take off at the Copenhagen Airport. Numerous safety and passenger announcements cascaded out of the intercom. "They normally never say anything at this ...

Scientists have confirmed that toothed whales use vocal registers to produce a variety of sounds – something previously confirmed only in humans and crows. Vocal fry - you know, that low, creaky voice ...

Scientists have confirmed that toothed whales have a vocal register and can produce a variety of sounds –- something previously confirmed only in humans and crows. Vocal fry is that low, creaky voice ...