Scientists planted a volunteer group in the middle of a college campus and a restored urban forest, then piped competing ...

Recently, researchers at North Carolina State University studied how different sounds and surroundings affect people's ...

If you were old enough to buy CDs in the ’90s, you may remember listening stations at superstores that featured music by some of nature’s noisiest creatures: birds. These CDs blended classical music ...

There's no question that being in nature is good for well-being. Research shows that experiencing nature and listening to natural sounds can relax us. A key reason for these benefits may be because of ...

A new study suggests the sounds around us have a significant impact on how we feel about physical spaces, with natural sounds ...

New research finds that the sounds and sights of nature are associated with significant mental health benefits compared with loud urban environments. The study, by North Carolina State University ...

Imagine stepping away from the constant buzz of city life and immersing yourself in the gentle rush of a stream or the melodic calls of birds. Nature sounds do more than soothe your senses—they ...

The study analysed more than 116,000 recordings from over 3,000 bird species collected through a global birdsong database ...

Seán Ronayne’s quest is to record all common bird species in Ireland, sharing both happy and sad stories about wildlife. “This picture shows me recording sounds on a typical day in Marlogue Woods, ...

Do you ever wonder why birds sound the way they do? Approaching summer, we’ll all be getting used to hearing birds chattering and squeaking a little louder. When a bird sings, it is communicating ...

An international study has found that thousands of bird species build their songs using just eight fundamental acoustic ...