Conversations with friends have an ease that is hard to replicate with someone you have just met—often replies come more ...

Local recreation areas play an important role in reducing stress. In two new publications, researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL show how visual ...

Sound baths, once niche, are now a booming wellness trend in southeast Michigan, offering residents a unique way to unwind and relieve stress.

Of nine different behavioral or fitness-related responses in 160 bird species examined, noise pollution had negative impacts ...

This relaxing walk captures Thorn in springtime. Natural bird sounds and warm sunlight enhance the village’s tranquil mood. Trump administration's changes to the CFPB cost Americans $19B, a new report ...

Icelandic composer and pianist Ólafur Arnalds goes with the flow in this episode, with a selection of relaxing music inspired by rivers, and the change they can represent in ourselves. He’ll play ...

Parrots remain the most well-known talkers in the bird world. Still, they’re not alone. A handful of other species can copy words and everyday sounds with surprising realism, sometimes matching ...

In a study conducted at the University of Helsinki, AI was trained to classify bird sounds with increasing accuracy. The results of the study have been used, among others, in the ‘Muuttolintujen kevät ...

Birds that sing at night: Most birds stop singing when the sun goes down, but for some, the concert is just starting. Hearing birds sing at night is an interesting and growing experience. We usually ...

When scientists played R2-D2’s famous bleeps and whistles for a group of birds, they weren’t expecting a concert — but that’s exactly what they got. Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and ...

The relationship between sounds in words and their meaning is thought to be mostly arbitrary. Some linguists and behavioural ecologists, however, argue that the instinctive vocal responses that humans ...