Noise —unwanted and/or harmful sound— is an underappreciated environmental stressor. Exposure to excessive noise from transportation, construction, outdoor power equipment, industrial machinery, ...

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 ...

Living near heavy traffic could negatively impact your heart health. A European study, published in the journal Environmental Research, found that exposure to nighttime road traffic noise is linked to ...

People who live close to airports and are exposed to high aircraft noise levels could be at greater risk of poor heart function, increasing the likelihood of heart attacks, life-threatening heart ...

A policy statement published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) this month is raising awareness about the damage that noise exposure has on both children and adults. The statement reviews ...

People who live adjacent to airports or under flight paths—and thus are exposed to a high degree of consistent aircraft noise—are more likely to have worse heart function regardless of other clinical ...

I have been working with a global team of social and nutrition scientists to figure out why food noise wasn’t a thing until a ...

The world is getting louder. People cannot escape noise pollution in their everyday lives whether from traffic, infrastructure, music or more, but employees can and must be protected from excessive ...

A child covering her ears in a public restroom is easy to dismiss. Maybe the dryer startled her.