Complaining about noise in the workplace can seem trivial to some, but excessive or continual sounds can affect the physical and mental health of employees. Whether the noise is coming from office ...

A conversation with Emily Baumgaertner, a health correspondent for The New York Times who went to places as different as San Diego and rural Mississippi to measure the harmful effects of noise. By ...

Share on Pinterest the_guitar_mann/Getty Images. Pollution occurs when a contaminant enters the environment, causing undesirable effects. There are several types of pollution, including: air pollution ...

Marine animals use sound to navigate, communicate, find food, locate mates, and avoid predators. Flooding their world with intense sound interferes with these activities and results in serious — ...