The Bay Area is a permanent or temporary home for 250 different species of resident and migratory birds. Noise can affect ...

As New Year’s Eve approaches, fireworks will light up the sky across the country—but for many dogs, the celebration sounds ...

For two summers in a rugged corner of Idaho’s Pioneer Mountains, the roar of rushing white water filled the air. But where the loud sounds prevailed, only gentle streams flowed by. These phantom ...

(KWTX) -Noise pollution is more than a nuisance. Most people realize that being around loud noises can lead to hearing loss, but research has linked noise pollution to higher risks of heart attacks, ...

ON THE Harvard campus there is a wondrous chamber — a great, windowless, concrete box the size of a four-story house, half buried in the ground. Thick walls enclose 72,000 cubic feet of the most ...

Beccy holds a PhD in Biological Science, a Master’s in Molecular Biology of Parasites and Disease Vectors, and a Bachelor’s in Human Biology and Forensic Science. Beccy holds a PhD in Biological ...

Pink noise, brown noise and other colorful variations are gaining popularity as alternatives to white noise for relaxation. Pink noise, characterized by lower pitch and resembling natural sounds like ...

As streets burst into light and laughter this Diwali, an often-ignored hazard rises in the background, noise pollution. From the thundering booms of fireworks to blaring loudspeakers, the festival of ...

While mental hygienists, efficiency experts and city officials have been bewailing the maddening effects of city noise, Hiram Percy Maxim has been manufacturing noise mufflers at Hartford, Conn. Last ...

They chirp, whistle and trill like droids — and scientists are hearing it now for the first time. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. EAST HAMPTON, Conn. (AP) — Donna Lindstrom ...

People bothered by noise may get some relief through electronics. In the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Harry F. Olson and Everett G. May of Radio Corporation of America tell about a ...