Noise pollution can be found anywhere, but it's especially bad in cities. Here's a map of the loudest places in the U.S. Not surprisingly, cities top the list. They have background levels between ...

Noise pollution, on the other hand ... “As sounds emerge out of the background, that triggers your central nervous system to say, ‘Oh my God, a lion is sneaking up on me!’” ...

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has been awarded £1.8m to investigate noise pollution, its effects on society, and ...

Cities worldwide embrace silence, integrating soundproofing and green spaces to reduce noise and enhance well-being.

Since the mid-1960s, the amount of commercial vessel traffic in Earth's oceans has nearly doubled, resulting in an almost 16-fold increase in background noise ... of sound pollution from human ...

One of the loudest cities in the world creates so much noise pollution it has been described as “unfit for living”. Mumbai is the biggest city in India and along with that comes high levels of ...

An interdisciplinary network of engineers, policymakers, industry stakeholders and social scientists, led by the University of Surrey, will take on one of the UK’s most overlooked environmental ...

Plus, plenty of studies show that noise pollution, whether from vehicle ... Even if you're used to the background noise of daily life in the city, it still takes a toll on your nervous system ...

The EU’s zero-pollution noise target for 2030 seems to be a long shot. Europe’s cities are struggling to implement effective counter-measures. Urban pollution continues to be a major ...