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 ...

Jun. 5—As more and more data centers are proposed throughout the region and throughout the state, the issues objectors bring to the table are becoming fairly familiar — the amount of water used to ...

Woman with closed eyes covering her ears in the street while vehicles are passing by fast in the background. Stressful and frustrating. Given the growing cacophony of noise pollution here on planet ...

If you’ve seen an owl fly, you probably didn’t hear a thing. That’s because their skin and feathers dampen sound by absorbing high- and low-frequency flight noise. Inspired by this natural ...

SALEM — If at first you don’t succeed, and the second try fails too, hit up the new mayor-turned lieutenant governor for support and hope the third time’s the charm. That’s the tack city officials are ...