It's so silent inside the quietest room on Earth that you can hear your eyelids shut when you blink. Tucked away in Minneapolis' Seward neighborhood, Orfield Laboratories has made a name for itself in ...

Your phone buzzes every 12 minutes. Notifications ping relentlessly. Even your “silent” apartment hums with refrigerators, HVAC systems, and distant traffic. Now imagine stepping into a space so quiet ...

If you are looking for some peace and quiet, Kristen Haubrich has found the perfect spot. It’s called the “Quietest Room in the World” and it’s at the Orfield Laboratories in Minneapolis. For tours ...

Coming up on the Redmond Patch calendar: Family Story Time at the Redmond Community and Senior Center ...

In today's fast-paced society, every individual craves peace and tranquility. However, in many places, noise is an unavoidable aspect of everyday life. The rise in the number of cars on the roads, ...

Maybe it’s because we’ve been lamenting the possible loss of the non-self-driving car as a music listening pod, or just because I have spent lots of time outdoors of late — or maybe it’s because we ...

Sound recordist Matt Mikkelsen travels to some of the quietest places in the world, like the Zabalo River in Ecuador. But vibrant natural soundscapes are increasingly threatened by human noise. What ...