Six-year-old Caroline Krinov interacts with the cicada sound machine that teacher Adam Gerhardstein built. How do you get kids to engage in the classroom? One way is to build an interactive cicada ...

Back-to-school time requires parents to find ways to get their kids to school on time. Smart alarm clocks can be helpful tools to manage the morning rush. USA TODAY Shopping provides a list of alarm ...

Whether you’re trying to mask the noise around you or fill the silence, a sound machine can be a handy sleep aid. The constant background noise it creates can drown out loud (potentially ...

Getting a good night’s sleep is hard. A third of all American adults report getting less than the daily recommended amount of sleep nearly every night. Too little noise, and the mind starts to race.