Noise Pollution
Noise Pollution: the disturbing or excessive noise that may harm the activity or balance of human or animal life. The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly caused by machines and transportation systems, motor vehicles engines, aircraft, and trains. Outdoor noise is summarized by the word environmental noise. Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution, since side-by-side industrial and residential buildings can result in noise pollution in the residential areas. Documented problems associated with urban noise go back as far as Ancient Rome.
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MAR 15, 2019Chemistry & Physics
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MAR 15, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
MAR 15, 2019
Currently, there are two different noise-proofing strategies: active noise control using devices that emit negative sound waves, and passive noise reductio...
Written By:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
AUG 29, 2018
Plants & Animals
AUG 29, 2018
When it comes to animal conservation, opinions vary from one person to the next concerning how to go about it. But a new study published this week in the j...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 02, 2018
Videos
JUL 02, 2018
It’s almost Independence Day and while there will be fireworks displays, sparklers and other pyrotechnics for the holiday, what many people don&rsquo...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 08, 2018
Cardiology
MAY 08, 2018
A new study is the first to examine the relationship between noise pollution and heart arrhythmias. While this environmental factor has already been invest...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 31, 2017
Plants & Animals
OCT 31, 2017
A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE by researchers from the University of Bordeaux in France highlights that oysters may be more responsive to st...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
JUN 30, 2017
Grassroots environmental groups had a victory yesterday when Spectra Energy Partners, a company involved in the Access Northeast project along with Eversou...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 05, 2017
Earth & The Environment
MAY 05, 2017
Wild spaces are important for many reasons. For us humans, they give us peace and energy, provide places for recreation and connection with nature, and tea...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
APR 19, 2017
In the wild, birds don’t have a nice and peaceful oasis like one might think. Their habitats are riddled with noise from human interaction, and somet...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 23, 2017
Earth & The Environment
FEB 23, 2017
The US Air Force is trying to get permission to use an area off of the north of Kauai, Hawaii as a test spot to drop 100 bombs each year over the next five...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 12, 2017
Neuroscience
JAN 12, 2017
Dementia is becoming a huge problem globally. Experts estimate that there are now almost 47 million people living with dementia around the world, an increa...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 22, 2016
Technology
DEC 22, 2016
Getting a deep enough look into the depths of space where all of the known exoplanets are is a tough task, but new advancements in space telescope technolo...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 14, 2016
Earth & The Environment
OCT 14, 2016
The name is understandable enough: deep sea mining. Mining in the deep seas. Mining for minerals such as copper, gold, manganese, and nickel. But this tech...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 06, 2016
Earth & The Environment
OCT 06, 2016
Many cities such as Jakarta, Bogota, and Penang have car-free days throughout the year, but two weeks ago on Thursday, September 22, even more joined in wi...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 31, 2016
Videos
AUG 31, 2016
Mexico City's Villa Verde seeks to combat pollution and improve its urban landscape with a project that modifies hundreds of pillars supporting elevated ro...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 01, 2015
Plants & Animals
APR 01, 2015
Humpback whales are renowned for their ability to produce songs of remarkable beauty, complexity, and duration. But scientists still don't know why these...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
