The noise pollution people living near an airports are subjected to puts them at risk for serious health conditions — and they may not even know it, research shows. "In our modern world, noise is ...

As more research shows how noise pollution can have severely harmful impacts on our health, there is a growing movement looking for ways to make communities quieter and healthier. Noise - it's a part ...

Prolonged exposure to air and noise pollution could increase the risk of infertility, a new study revealed. The research, conducted in Denmark, analysed data from 526,056 men and 377,850 women aged 30 ...

Redlined, marginalized communities tend to experience an outsized amount and volume of urban noise, a new study has found. Such unseen pollution — which has been associated with negative effects on ...

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 ...

When you think of pollution, you likely think of a thick blanket of choking smog looming over an industrial city. But that's ...

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.

When Carnival Corp. ships sail into Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, a protected area teeming with wildlife and striking landscapes, they go into quiet mode. The vessels don't make any ...