Residents across Freetown and the SouthCoast living near commuter rail tracks are being kept awake by train noise. A plan to establish 'quiet zones' in Freetown could cost the town $19 million, but ...

Pink noise, a staticky sound that’s supposed to help people fall asleep, may actually worsen your rest, a new study found. Pink noise — like white noise — contains all the frequencies humans can hear, ...

Plenty of people use apps and ambient sound machines to reduce clamor and improve their sleep — but not all noise is created equal. In fact, new research suggests that a particular type could ...

Up to half of American adults flip on ambient noise to fall asleep at night. That love of soothing bedtime noise has spawned machines and apps that deliver specific sounds and frequencies like nature ...

HAVERHILL — A decades-long issue tied to the Bradford Commuter Rail Station was reawakened this week when a resident complained to city councilors about relentless train noise that has caused ...

When trains started moving into Taunton, Massachusetts on the new South Coast Rail last March, neighbors say it brought loud noises and horrible smells. "It smells like a rotten egg, that diesel smell ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – When you stop and really listen, the city makes a lot of noise, but what people are hearing in Northside, Clifton, and Camp Washington is unusual. For weeks, strange sounds have ...

How many times have commuters been stuck on a slow-moving or delayed NJ Transit train and thought, “I could do a better job.” Now you can find out. Dovetail Games, a game publisher of the popular ...

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A man was stabbed on a subway car in Queens after asking another passenger to lower their voice on Saturday morning, according to police sources. The 54-year-old victim was ...

Joel Edgerton stars in a gorgeous film based on Denis Johnson’s celebrated novella about a laborer in the Pacific Northwest. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

Noise-canceling headphones are meant to reduce unwanted ambient sounds around you. They use built-in microphones to pick up external noises, then produce sound waves to cancel out the out the external ...

The San Mateo City Council decided to move ahead with at-grade street closures at Villa Terrace and East Bellevue Avenue after ongoing deliberation over how to enhance safety and lessen train noise. A ...