Noise pollution can harm birds even before they hatch
Exposing zebra finch eggs and hatchlings to traffic sounds had lifelong health impacts
![A zebra finch, with bright orange beak and cheek spots, gray head and white belly, perches in a thicket of brambly branches.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/042524_jl_bird-noise-pollution_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
A new study with zebra finches (one shown) reveals how pervasively harmful noise pollution can be.
Chris Tzaros