Humans are a noisy species. Think about our amplified music, our cars and trucks, construction equipment, chainsaws, aircraft, wind farms and snowmobiles. There is no doubt that humans alter the ...

A University of Michigan study found noise pollution has a significant negative impact on wild birds. Noise can interfere with mating calls, parent-offspring communication, and predator detection.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Baby birds may be negatively affected by the noise of traffic, even ...

Small flocks of black-capped chickadees have been moving through the yard for weeks — and they rarely travel alone. These little all-stars are so good at spotting danger that other birds often join ...

Ornithologist Katie LaBarbera arrives at the Coyote Creek Field Station in Alviso about 45 minutes before sunrise — peak time for bird activity. The early part of LaBarbera’s Sunday shift is ...

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 ...