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.

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 ...

People may notice a slight popping or cracking sound when moving their neck. Often, the sound occurs due to the movement of air trapped within the fluid of the joints. It may also occur due to slight ...

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 ...

In traditional film cameras and early digital cameras, the clicking sound was real. It came from mechanical parts inside the ...

When I got your question, I snapped my fingers a few times to try and find the exact source of the sound. After a few tries, I decided to ask my friend Troy Bennefield, the director of Athletic Bands ...

They are smaller than a finger, yet louder than jet engines. Snapping shrimp are flooding coastal waters with sound, disrupting marine research. Scientists warn their noise could reshape how oceans ...

Chris Johannsen of Powhatan, Virginia, revealed the narrow escape in an April 13 Facebook post, showing he and friend Chad Day directly in the path of the tree when it fell. Facebook video screengrab ...