If you've been tossing and turning at night, you've probably tried it all—blackout curtains, weighted blankets, maybe even a ...

Recommending low-noise tires requires setting realistic expectations. Tire design always involves trade-offs among performance characteristics.

Human noise alters bird behavior, raises stress levels, and reduces reproductive success - but reducing noise could help reverse the damage.

Published last week in the medical journal Sleep, the study found that the presence of pink noise at night reduced REM sleep — the stage when most vivid dreams occur and memory, emotional regulation, ...

Pink noise is different. Instead of equal energy at each frequency, the energy halves with every doubling of frequency (so ...

Newport Council has closed its investigation into the Lliswerry low-frequency hum after months of monitoring found no statutory noise source.

It’s unclear why the pink noise disturbed the REM phase, although “constant auditory input” could inhibit brain processes responsible for sleep, Basner said. Pink noise did help participants sleep ...

Sound machines may not be the sleep saviors many believe. Researchers found that pink noise significantly reduced REM sleep, while simple earplugs did a better job protecting deep, restorative sleep ...

West Haven, Conn., has budgeted $16,000 for an acoustics expert to try to pinpoint the source of a low-frequency disturbance that has disrupted residents’ lives. By Neil Vigdor Neil Vigdor reported ...

“Many residents have reported increased levels of stress, anxiety and physical discomfort” states a petition in West Haven, Conn. Brian Anthony Hernandez joined PEOPLE as a writer-editor in 2023. He ...

Dropping rates more than conditions warrant would stimulate the economy in the short term but could lead to trouble, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column ...

Bhramari Pranayama is a popular practice that helps calm the mind by using a humming sound like a bee. Practice it by inhaling, humming, and relaxing. However, this is only a small part of the ...