Beluga whales are some of the most distinctive marine mammals, with their white bodies and rounded foreheads. They are also well-known for their vocalizations, which have led to them being called the ...

Human-made noise pollution affects wildlife across habitats, from forests to oceans. Animals across habitats, from forests to oceans, are behaving differently due to human noise pollution. Meg ...

The good news is it’s a problem we can solve if we want to. When the covid-19 pandemic started, Jennifer Phillips thought about the songs of the sparrows. They were easier to hear, because the world ...

The recent weeks of quiet, with no roar from dune buggies, brought forth a realization. Living 2 miles from the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, parts of Oceano and the Nipomo Mesa bear ...

Noise and wave pollution encompass unwanted acoustic and hydrodynamic disturbances that compromise environmental quality, human health and ecosystem function. Acoustic noise arises from road, rail, ...

When Rachel Carson wrote the environmental classic "Silent Spring" in 1962, she warned that unchecked human impacts might create a silent future. Forty years later, biologists uncovered a striking ...

India's extensive 7,500-km coastline and position in the busy Indian Ocean make it vulnerable. Can something be done?