The Secret Grammar of Birdsong: Less Is More You might imagine the diversity of birdsong rivals their plumage, but a study ...

The next time you hear a blackbird singing in the dead of night, know that you're listening to the most pleasant song in the ...

The blackbird topped the pleasantness table and barn owls' sounds are considered the least pleasant, according to a new ...

What makes birdsong beautiful? Answering this question could help us understand how soundscapes make the natural world ...

Forget the typical spa soundtracks, like rainstorms and crashing waves. The next time you want to relax, head to Spotify, look up key phrases like “birds in the forest,” and enjoy a cacophony of ...

Birds sing the most about an hour before dawn, when the air is at its stillest. Theoretically, this enables sounds to travel farther, making song up to 20 times more effective than if sung at midday.

They might not be the most colourful garden visitor - but the blackbird is the bird with the prettiest song, according to ...

Natural soundscapes, such as bird song, have psychological benefits, including stress reduction and positive mood changes, whilst traffic noise has been shown to increase stress and annoyance.

A new study explores how birdsong, traffic noise, and the sounds of nature shape the way people experience and respond to ...

Drew Ackerman, aka Scooter of Sleep With Me Podcast, has always struggled to get to sleep. Even as an anxious kid, worries would keep his mind churning as the night wore on. For our show, he tried a ...

When we humans hear birdsong, which many have appreciated more than ever during the pandemic, we can’t help but think about parallels to human music and language. We discern distinct melodies linking ...

Traffic noise disrupts recognised benefits of bird song and other sounds from nature, a new study from the University of ...