Watching the first few minutes of “The Territory,” a new documentary set in the Amazon rainforest, is like listening to a symphony of deforestation. The film opens with the sound of an engine revving, ...

Working in an office or in the city, you’re probably inundated with noise from people chattering, cars running and nearby music. Your iPhone has a built-in feature called Background Sounds for playing ...

Spotify’s new royalty system means so-called functional noises like the sound of rainfall will earn significantly less than traditional music files. In an attempt to crack down on “bad actors” using ...