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Rest Easy With This 4.6-Star-Rated White Noise Machine That's on Sale for $20

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Rest Easy With This 4.6-Star-Rated White Noise Machine That's on Sale for $20

Louder Than Traffic: Listen to the Deafening Sounds of a Cicada Chorus

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Louder Than Traffic: Listen to the Deafening Sounds of a Cicada Chorus

Take a Virtual Vacation With Relaxing Sounds From 50 Travel Destinations Around the World

A gondola ride in Venice sounds as tranquil as it looks.

Take a Virtual Vacation With Relaxing Sounds From 50 Travel Destinations Around the World

The UK Wants to Use 'Noise Cameras' to Crack Down on Loud Cars and Bikes

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The UK Wants to Use 'Noise Cameras' to Crack Down on Loud Cars and Bikes

11 Sounds Today's Kids Have Probably Never Heard

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Online Museum Is Preserving 'Endangered' Sounds for Future Generations

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Hear the First Recording of Volcanic Thunder

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The Unexplainable Humming Sound Plaguing One Canadian City

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Listen to the Sounds of New York's Diverse Neighborhoods Without Leaving Home

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Noise Pollution Is Pouring Into Protected Natural Areas

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This 'Noise Map' Reveals the Loudest Areas in the Country

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Blame the Brain for the Hearing Loss That Comes With Aging

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Engineers Are Designing Quieter Subways for NYC

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6 Sssecrets of a Snake-Sound Scientissst

This Cat Purrs So Loud He Broke a World Record