No one wants to be that guy or girl who's causing screeching feedback on a Skype call, but it happens. Worse than that, though, is having it happen and not knowing how to fix it. Skype representatives ...

North Baltimore NPR listener Jay Rubin has a garage door that makes a loud, screeching sound when opening or closing. He says he never sought it, but now it's a signal that his partner has come home — ...

On an otherwise sleepy block in Brooklyn is a brand-new 15-story building that shrieks on windy days. Residents have likened the sound to a shrill whistling, a maddening screech, and — most colorfully ...

What would San Francisco do without BART? Have a quieter commute, for starters. For all that the Bay Area depends on the workhorse rail network, the signature, nightmare-inducing noise of train wheels ...

Given the rising popularity of noise-canceling headphones, it’s clear that consumers are looking for more ways to make the world around them a little bit quieter. It’s why many laptops now feature fan ...

Looking back at Skies of Arcadia as it turns 25, and the weird screeching sounds it used to elicit from my console.