Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chronic exposure to unwanted aircraft, traffic and construction noise may harm psychological and cardiovascular health. (Getty ...

I had always thought of golf and fishing as the most popular hobbies for middle-aged men. But in my neighborhood? It’s leaf blowing. Like a week-long pickleball match, two neighbors volley leaves back ...

Highway noise pollution is a serious problem for many neighborhoods along interstates and solving it should not be this ...

It may be no surprise that New York City is America's noisiest city. But one possible solution to decrease noise pollution may come as a surprise: introducing more park space in urban environments.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Accidents and near misses in recent years between cars and pedestrians, coupled with vehicle noise and dead vegetation, have reignited a conversation about extending the sound wall that divides a ...

As human activity grows in the Arctic, underwater noise is spreading through icy waters, disrupting how many animals ...

Have you ever wondered how noise pollution might affect your baby before birth? With festivals, traffic, and busy lives all ...

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 ...