Listening to natural soundscapes has long been associated with feelings of calm and relaxation. Now, a groundbreaking study published in PLOS One underscores the profound psychological and ...

Summer is a time of the year when people usually spend a lot of time outside and many of us, author included, like to be in nature. Some research suggests that humans innately tend to seek connections ...

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 ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. By Bishop Sand March 20 at 8:00 a.m. Listen to a dawn chorus from ...

Listening to the sounds of nature such as birdsong reduces stress levels - but the sound of traffic increases them, new research shows. The research lends support for anyone who is a firm believer in ...

Three days out from Earth Day, Brian Eno has unveiled a new mix of David Bowie’s “Get Real,” adorning the deep cut with a chorus of natural sounds. Delivered as part of the Sounds Right initiative, ...

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 ...

Poets and philosophers often call winter the “quiet season,” when most songbirds have stopped singing and many creatures are asleep or dormant. Even so, nature resonates with distinct sounds during ...

Have you ever listened to a recording of birdsong? Or ocean waves? The howling of wolves, or thunder and rain? If you have, did you ever wonder whether nature was getting any compensation for ...