Study finds extreme noise pollution in Anthropocene harms wildlife

A new study published in Science reveals that extreme noise pollution in the human-dominated Anthropocene imposes fatal physiological and behavioral stress on wildlife.

Sources of environmental noise include traffic, industrial activity, offshore construction, petroleum exploration, and sonar operations.

The polluted soundscape negatively impacts over 100 aquatic and terrestrial species as sound levels have steadily risen over the past 50 years.