A new study reports that birds across the continental U.S. tend to avoid backyard feeders in louder areas. When light and noise pollution were both present, even more species stayed away. The study, ...

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Most hospitalized children experience significant sleep deprivation—and light and sound are two major culprits. That's the finding of researchers at the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick ...

Hendersonville City Council discussed a number of changes to light pollution and noise regulations at its Jan. 5 regular meeting, with both discussions focused around acceptable levels and enforcement ...

Using more than 3.4 million citizen scientist observations of 140 different bird species across the continental U.S., researchers found that common bird species avoided areas with excessive noise. In ...