(Natural News) Residents of Honolulu found themselves on the losing side of a battle against feral chickens, with the ferocious fowls disrupting the community. Several county residents testified about the inconvenience caused by the wild chickens. Majid Joneidi described the “cacking and crowing” of the wild roosters as “an unfair burden and hardship” that prevented […]

(Natural News) The underwater realm is full of sounds – water churning, whales howling and corals popping. But according to a recent review, humans have terribly altered the ocean soundscape over the past few centuries. Today, sounds that mark healthy ocean life are drowned out by an increasingly loud cacophony of man-made noise. The review, published […]

(Natural News) Chinese researchers found an effective weather modification method to bring greater levels of rainfall. The method works by firing low-frequency sound waves at clouds to vibrate water droplets and increase the likelihood of them merging into larger droplets. In a paper published in the journal Science China Technological Sciences, the researchers reported that the method can increase the amount […]

(Natural News) Previous research has implicated polluted air in cities and urban areas in the risk of stroke. But in a major breakthrough, a team of scientists from Spain and the U.S. found that traffic noise might be just as bad. Their findings, published in the journal Environmental Research, indicated that in an urban setting, a lack of […]

(Natural News) Studies have proven time and again that air and water pollution are bad for your health. Air pollution has been linked to respiratory diseases, while water pollution affects marine life and also causes waterborne diseases. But what does the research say about noise pollution? What causes noise pollution? You’re constantly surrounded by various […]

(Natural News) It turns out that honking cars aren’t just bothersome to humans, but are also potentially harmful to the robin population of Britain. Man-made noises, such as from traffic or construction, are hampering the ability of robins to communicate with each other, as these noises mask the sounds of each other’s birdsong. Robins use their birdsong for […]

(Natural News) The sky will soon get more crowded and much noisier. Companies like Alphabet and Amazon are getting ready to launch their drone delivery services into the air, leading to a spike in noise pollution. If you thought small toy drones grated on the ear, commercial models make the recreational units seem quiet in […]

(Natural News) A new (and quiet) era of acoustics is opening up as engineers from Boston University have created a material that can silence noise without reducing airflow. In their study, which appeared in the journal Physical Review B, researchers led by Professor Xin Zhang and doctorate student Reza Ghaffarivardavagh of Boston University’s mechanical engineering department built what they called an […]

(Natural News) Fish generally cluster together and move as one because they need cohesion and coordination when it comes to exchanging information like where to find food sources and how to avoid predators. However, small interruptions to their normal activities, such as when they are disturbed by the grueling sounds of man’s gigantic machines, can cause […]

(Natural News) “Silence is golden,” sang The Tremeloes in 1967, and how right they were. Silence helps counteract the ill effects of noise on the brain, and it helps replenish the depleted strength of the body. An increasing body of evidence suggests that silence supports the healthy functions of the body, mind, and soul. It undoes the […]