Why we like this sound machine: There are 15 sound options, from ocean waves to rain to white noise, though Lopez found that she liked the calming brown noise setting best.

Drown out the chatter and drift off to sleep with a little help from one of these sound machines, including picks for adults and babies.

Sleep noise typically refers to sounds that people use or encounter while sleeping. Experts have found three best sleep noises for making people fall and remain asleep.

We’ve all heard of white noise, best known at one point for the snow on our television sets when the cable was out. It’s the ...

It's no secret that rain sounds offer troubled sleepers comfort. "Rain is predictable, calming, stable, and non-threatening," says Dr. Shelby Harris, a behavioral sleep-medicine specialist.

Sleep expert Hannah Shore claims ocean waves, a crackling fire, and the distant buzzing of a fan, are among the top 10 sounds that help people to fall asleep.

Get out your candles and flashlights, heavy rain and wind is slated to surge through Western Washington Friday through Saturday. Flooding, power outages, and other disruptions are possible. The ...

Rain and snow come from evaporated ocean water, but they're not salty because the salt stays behind when the water evaporates.

Elsewhere in Ocean County, high winds whipped shores and beaches, but with little resulting flooding. RELATED: Coastal flooding, high wind warnings issued for parts of N.J.

It’s no secret that rain sounds offer troubled sleepers comfort. “Rain is predictable, calming, stable, and non-threatening,” says Dr. Shelby Harris, a behavioural sleep-medicine specialist. According ...