Chronic exposure to unwanted aircraft, traffic and construction noise may harm psychological and cardiovascular health. (Getty Images) If you live in a city, near a highway or within several miles of ...

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 ...

Noise pollution, often dismissed as a minor inconvenience, has been steadily escalating into a significant societal menace.

(KWTX) -Noise pollution is more than a nuisance. Most people realize that being around loud noises can lead to hearing loss, but research has linked noise pollution to higher risks of heart attacks, ...

Woman with closed eyes covering her ears in the street while vehicles are passing by fast in the background. Stressful and frustrating. Given the growing cacophony of noise pollution here on planet ...

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 ...

With every AI project abandoned, every bitcoin not mined, every pickup truck not sold, every jet fighter not flown, people somewhere will get relief from noise pollution. Power lines for Bitcoin ...

TOPSHOT - Indian schoolchildren cover their faces as they walk to school amid heavy smog in New Delhi on November 8, 2017. Delhi shut all primary schools on November 8 as pollution levels hit nearly ...

Human-made noise pollution affects wildlife across habitats, from forests to oceans. Animals across habitats, from forests to oceans, are behaving differently due to human noise pollution. Meg ...