This video ranks some of the most annoying sounds people deal with in daily life. The list includes scissors, car alarms, ticking clocks, loud yawning, barking dogs, dial-up modems, kissing sounds, ...

Earlier this month, a kind of chirping, rainforest-y sound sprung up in my apartment. It came from my roommate’s room. At first, I took it for a video game, but then realized the sound materialized ...

We’ve all heard of those chirper devices that randomly make annoying noises for no other reason than sending people insane. This project from [Kousuke Saito] brings altogether more art to this idea, ...

A reader asks: “When I moved out of New York City, I expected peace and quiet, but the suburbs are so loud. Do you have any advice on how to tamp down the noise of yard work, sirens and other ...

Summer, for most, is all about rest and relaxation. But there will always be those sounds that inevitably disrupt our Zen at the most inopportune times. Whether it be something that jolts us out of a ...