Noise pollution, an often overlooked form of environmental degradation, poses significant threats to wildlife and their natural habitats.
A team of international researchers studied galaxy NGC 4383, in the nearby Virgo cluster, revealing a gas outflow so large that it would take 20,000 years for light to travel from one side to the other.
Discover how noise pollution affects marine mammals, from disruption of communication & hearing loss to changes in behavior and displacement.
The number of complaints about excessive noise by planes at Schiphol airport increased by 7% in the last year, according to the organisation set up to liaise with local residents. The increase was in line with the heaver traffic at Schiphol in 2023, the first year since 2019 not to be affected by pandemic restrictions. The total number of take-offs and landings was up by 8%. The biggest rise in complaints was in Uithoorn and surrounding villages, which are closest
Trudi Warner was arrested on March 27 last year for holding up a sign outside an entrance used by jurors at Inner London Crown Court.
The Dutch data protection authority Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens has urged the infrastructure ministry to take action about the growing number of traffic lights that have been fitted with software, allowing them to track road users. The traffic lights connect to the mobile phones of road users and follow them to gather information about traffic volume and speed. But the traffic lights also collect personal information about motorists, enabling them, for example, to follow a complete route...
The Koninklijke Marechaussee is prepared for busy weeks during the May school holidays. A spokesperson has said that they have sufficient staff for the period. “If it gets really busy, we prioritize the departing and transferring passengers so that nobody has to miss their flight. It could be the case that you have to wait longer at the passport control on arrival.”The Marechaussee is a branch of the Dutch military. It is tasked with monitoring the country's borders, some security...
"On Thursday, starting at 10:00 a.m. -- as the Supreme Court begins hearing oral arguments over Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity from prosecution on obstruction and conspiracy charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election -- Women's March will hold a noise protest outside of the Supreme Court, imploring it to reject Trump's immunity claim," the organization said in a written statement shared with Inside the Beltway.
The ACLU of Virginia sent the state’s corrections department a letter demanding the agency to apply a recent court decision ordering a man’s release from prison to others in similar positions so they might be let out too.
The Body Shop Canada is exploring a sale as it struggles to get its hands on enough inventory to keep up with "robust" sales the retailer landed after announcing it would file for creditor protection and close 33 stores. In an April 8 affidavit filed in a Toronto court on Monday, the head of the retailer's Canadian operations said he has seen a "sufficient level of interest" in the business from parties to believe the company should pursue a sale. Jordan Searle did not name who is...
Separate graduations started in the 1970s for Black students, but now they're available for Arab students and even low-income scholars.
New research led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, suggests that international sailing events should try to reduce the underwater noise they create to avoid impacting marine wildlife.