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.
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Paris has successfully cut noise pollution, but urban birds still can't sing at their natural pitch
When Rachel Carson wrote the environmental classic "Silent Spring" in 1962, she warned that unchecked human impacts might ...
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 ...
Australian magpies have made themselves at home in human cities, but that doesn’t mean that urban environments are free of challenges. New research suggests that human noise pollution affects the ...
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 ...
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