A new study shows that transit noise can make you lose your hearing. Until governments act to lower the volume, protect your ears now!
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The EU wants quiet, fuel-efficient airplanes sooner
The EU wants quiet and fuel-efficient airplanes sooner not later and Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens are eager to make them happen by 2025. Where is the U.S.?
As our natural spaces become increasingly less quiet
What will the outdoors sound like in the future? Kurt Fristrup of the National Park Service Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division has an idea.
Helicopter manufacturer aims to keep noise down
Helicopter manufacturer aims to keep noise down inside the cabin, says nothing about offensive noise imposed on people on the ground.
A primer on acoustics
Watch this informative primer on acoustics by John Calder of Acoustic Geometry and learn how and why rooms can become very loud very quickly.
Hearing Loss Hits A Younger Generation
An epidemic of noise-induced hearing loss will only get worse in coming decades as today’s children begin to use earbuds at earlier ages.
Noise is the next great public health crisis
Noise is the next great public health crisis, so where is the U.S. government? Learn about this looming health crisis by clicking here.
Finally, some good noise news
Finally, some good noise news: New York City hospitals testing “ambient” ambulance sirens. And they’re just like the more tolerable ones used in Europe.
As our natural spaces become increasingly less quiet
What will the outdoors sound like in the future? Kurt Fristrup, chief of the Science and Technology Branch at the National Park Service Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division, has an idea.