In today’s Tech Bytes, a push to cut down on noise pollution on the roads. More cities are deploying noise cameras equipped with microphones to detect loud vehicles and automatically fine drivers.

MORE THAN 1,000 metres below the surface of the oceans, darkness reigns. For animals living in this perpetual twilight, vision is irrelevant; acoustic signals, instead, are how they navigate, ...

We live in a world of ambient hums, from air conditioners and distant traffic to the whir of our own thoughts. It’s no surprise many people reach for active noise-cancelling (ANC) headphones to escape ...