A new peer-reviewed study from researchers at Poland's Adam Mickiewicz University has found no evidence that wind turbine noise causes mental harm, putting to rest a persistent and unsubstantiated ...

Noise pollution from human activities can have negative impacts on our health—from sleep disturbances and stress to increases in the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

Among the effects of noise pollution on human health are hearing loss, insomnia, hypertension and heightened risk of heart disease and stroke, the researchers noted.

Noise pollution generated by human activity in certain areas of Antarctica could be having a negative effect on the well-being of the area's fauna, according to a study by the University of the ...

Noise pollution affects approximately 30 million workers in the United States. Here's why its detrimental health effects deserve your attention.

The last time the EPA suggested any noise limits was in 1974, before the health effects were well known. Those limits were an average of 70 dB (unweighted decibels) over 24 hours to prevent hearing ...

The results suggest that measures to reduce environmental noise could help improve the clinical outcomes of heart attack patients, according to the authors. Mental Health Effects Traffic noise ...

Here’s how it works. Pollution and traffic noise have both been tied to fertility issues, but the effects seem sex-dependent. (Image credit: Jacek Dylag via Unsplash) ...

The Engel article is a synthesis of the literature on known effects of human-caused noise on birds. The 50 articles reviewed were published in the past 60 years.