New ways of measuring the effects of sound on human health are helping communities fight back against noise pollution.

Acousticophobia, or fear of noise, often originates in childhood—according to a 2019 study from Jacobs Journal of Neurology and Neuroscience. It’s often triggered by particularly loud noises ...

From listening to podcasts and audiobooks by day, to quietening our thoughts with white noise at night, we’re constantly buffering ourselves from silence. But why? Because I love being so late ...

Residents fear a bid by a popular Leicester pub to open for up to three hours longer could result in “unbearable” noise and ...