ON THE Harvard campus there is a wondrous chamber — a great, windowless, concrete box the size of a four-story house, half buried in the ground. Thick walls enclose 72,000 cubic feet of the most ...

For two summers in a rugged corner of Idaho’s Pioneer Mountains, the roar of rushing white water filled the air. But where the loud sounds prevailed, only gentle streams flowed by. These phantom ...

While mental hygienists, efficiency experts and city officials have been bewailing the maddening effects of city noise, Hiram Percy Maxim has been manufacturing noise mufflers at Hartford, Conn. Last ...

(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, ...

Pink noise, brown noise and other colorful variations are gaining popularity as alternatives to white noise for relaxation. Pink noise, characterized by lower pitch and resembling natural sounds like ...

As streets burst into light and laughter this Diwali, an often-ignored hazard rises in the background, noise pollution. From the thundering booms of fireworks to blaring loudspeakers, the festival of ...

Porpoises are entirely dependent on their hearing for survival. They navigate, hunt, and communicate by emitting rapid click ...

Hosts of NPR's science podcast discuss new findings about long-distance fly migration, an unexpected impact of emissions in the Amazon, and fish noises. All right, it's time now for our science news ...

People bothered by noise may get some relief through electronics. In the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Harry F. Olson and Everett G. May of Radio Corporation of America tell about a ...