As every parent knows, there’s almost nothing more irritating than when you finally get your kid down for a nap, plop yourself down on the couch to relax and hear that dreaded sound: “Waaaaaaaa!” What ...

As the climate crisis escalates, more cities are doubling down on gas leaf blower bans. And the sound of electric leaf blowers — decibels lower — is in the air. For decades, Southland cities have ...

Suburban dwellers hoping to sleep in on the weekend might want to thank a group of engineering students from Johns Hopkins University. Four undergraduates designed a new leaf blower silencer that ...