A growing body of research makes it clear that noise pollution can have severely harmful impacts on our health. It has been tied to heart disease and thousands of premature deaths around the world.

As more research shows how noise pollution can have severely harmful impacts on our health, there is a growing movement looking for ways to make communities quieter and healthier. Noise - it's a part ...

The most pressing environmental crisis of these times, our heating of the Earth through carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas pollution, is closely connected to our excessive energy consumption. And ...

Prolonged exposure to loud noises can have serious health effects. But one researcher is skeptical about surveillance as a solution. Erica Walker is an epidemiologist at Brown University, where she ...

Residents of the area around Schiphol, a densely populated zone, have regularly complained about the airport's noise nuisance - Copyright ANP/AFP ARTHUR VAN DER KOOIJ ...

Lagos at the Brink: The Fight for a Livable Mega CityLagos is globally is ranked as the 14th most populous city in the world, and the third in Africa. With a bourgeoning population in excess of 20 ...

Noise pollution is affecting bird behaviour across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to the ability to find food and avoid predators, a large-scale new analysis showed on Wednesday ...