Noise - it's a part of life. (SOUNDBITE OF CARS BEEPING) HUANG: The sounds you hear most may depend on where you live - a rural community versus urban, city or suburbs - but a completely quiet home in ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As NASCAR weekend picks up speed in downtown Chicago, the big event is raising a particular health concern. The cheering crowds, cruising cars and tight traffic means noise levels ...

Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise pollution. By Joshua Rapp Learn There’s nothing worse than a noisy neighbor when ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...