Beluga whales are some of the most distinctive marine mammals, with their white bodies and rounded foreheads. They are also well-known for their vocalizations, which have led to them being called the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chronic exposure to unwanted aircraft, traffic and construction noise may harm psychological and cardiovascular health. (Getty ...

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 ...

Accidents and near misses in recent years between cars and pedestrians, coupled with vehicle noise and dead vegetation, have reignited a conversation about extending the sound wall that divides a ...

Anyone who watched the 2010 football World Cup will understand how irritating this noise can be. The vuvuzelas were so relentless that international viewers complained that the football commentary had ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Twenty years: that's how long residents of the Palm Beach Country Estates in Palm Beach Gardens said they've had to deal with noise pollution from Florida's Turnpike and ...

The constant noise from a Bitcoin mining operation in Hood County is causing headaches for neighbors. People living in the area around the plant outside of Granbury said action needs to be taken to ...

A pair of zebra finches. Source: slowmotiongli, via iStock Photo. Noise pollution is widespread, encroaching into more wild places and impacting animals in myriad ways. Research shows that human-made ...

Ocean noise pollution can extend beyond individual animals to impact entire ecosystems. Here are the facts and how you can help. As a journalist, Gabriella Sotelo covers the environment, climate ...

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 ...