If you’ve ever popped or cracked your joints — by accident or on purpose — you’re not alone. There’s even a medical name for that crackling, clicking or popping sound your bones make: crepitus.

If you've ever heard your knees pop when you stand up or noticed a cracking sound in your back as you stretch, you’re not alone. These sounds, medically known as crepitus, are common and usually ...

Texans are hearing popping and snapping noises outside as winter storm Landon passes through. "We listened to them all night," one resident told KXAS-TV. "Sounds like gunshots going off." Water in a ...

Snapping hip syndrome refers to a popping sound or snapping sensation that some people experience when they move their hip joint. Also known as dancer’s hip, it often affects highly active people. It ...

Two men lounging around a backyard fire pit were nearly crushed when a large tree fell across their chairs, security video shows. Chris Johannsen of Powhatan, Virginia, revealed the narrow escape in ...

Weather extremes are putting plants under stress. A new study shows they might be trying to communicate that through sound. The study, published in the science journal Cell, showcases the airborne ...

When asked which is the loudest animal in the ocean, most people would guess it’s a whale — maybe a sperm whale which clicks ...