If you live in a city, near a highway or within several miles of an airport, you’re probably accustomed to the sounds of sirens blaring, semitrucks rolling by or planes soaring overhead. This ...

Ocean noise pollution can extend beyond individual animals to impact entire ecosystems. Here are the facts and how you can help. As a journalist, Gabriella Sotelo covers the environment, climate ...

The study recommends including measures against noise pollution in the management plans of Antarctica’s protected areas The study focuses specifically on examining whether the noise caused by the ...

DEAR DOCTOR: My son just got a job working construction, which means he’s surrounded by noise pretty much all the time. A family friend says he read that all that noise might be bad for my son’s ...

Last June, an anti-noise advocacy group, Quiet Communities, sued the Environmental Protection Agency for not doing its job to limit the loud sounds people are exposed to in everyday life. The group is ...

In an unprecedented collaboration, the European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the World Heart Federation have issued a joint statement ...

Chief Officer for Environment in Nairobi, Geoffrey Mosiria, has gone after churches that make noise in residential areas. This follows complaints from residents of Claycity in Kasarani, who have ...

In a bid to tackle noise pollution, a serious yet often overlooked urban issue, Nick Ferenchak, an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico, has introduced a clever solution. Ferenchak has ...