Noise pollution is a major health concern in cities worldwide. These audible maps show you just how bad it is. About two years ago, Karim Douïeb saw a map of Brussels, where he lived, in a local paper ...

GREENWICH — New regulations for "riparian buffers" to cut down pollution entering Long Island Sound and flooding along river corridors are being drafted by town planning officials. The regulations ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. UCLA brain scientists, health equity advocates and L.A. nonprofit Esperanza Housing are teaming up to study the ...

If you’ve seen an owl fly, you probably didn’t hear a thing. That’s because their skin and feathers dampen sound by absorbing high- and low-frequency flight noise. Inspired by this natural ...