The raucous din of modern life can seriously mess with animals (SN: 2/9/15). Traffic noise can drown out mating calls, spike stress hormones and even increase mortality. Now, new research suggests ...

Loud sounds may scare away animals that drop seeds. This is an Inside Science story. The effects of noise can reach organisms without ears. Because of the way living things rely on each other, noise ...

From noisy neighbors and construction to cars and airplanes, the world around us, at times, can seem incessantly loud. That sentiment is the basis for the 2023 documentary, “The Quietest Year,” which ...

A loud environment can have a negative effect on a bird's ability to hear, as well as creating physical and behavioral issues. Humans are a noisy species. Think about our amplified music, our cars and ...

Noise pollution affects approximately 30 million workers in the United States. Here's why its detrimental health effects deserve your attention. Several months ago, I awoke at midnight to the grating ...

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 ...

New data shows that air pollution appears to be linked to lower fertility in men, while noisy traffic could harm the fertility of women. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News City living may be tough on ...

India, March 15 -- Noise adversely affects the economy by reducing productivity, increasing healthcare costs, affecting ...

When we think about pollution, we typically imagine billowing smoke stacks or sludgy waters. But pollution comes in many forms, including excessive light and sound. Just because someone lives in a ...

London, United Kingdom – 27 August 2024: Research from two studies in different European cities1,2 highlights that urban noise pollution has a significant negative impact on heart health, according to ...

In a unanimous vote, the Monterey Peninsula Airport District repealed three 1970s era noise control laws, drawing sharp ...