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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Imagine watching a nature documentary and hearing bat cries at frequencies beyond our human senses… especially when you follow the bat’s flight as its voice seems to soar through your room, high up to ...

Tips for Bringing the Outdoors In There are days when getting outside just isn’t possible, whether it’s because of weather, ...

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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with the multi-instrumentalist James Bishop about how he transforms recordings of natural objects into music. When the musician James Bishop hiked a section of the Pacific ...

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 ...

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, ...

In ways, it is difficult to believe that it has been almost a year since we moved to Crawfordville after down-sizing from our Tallahassee home. It was more of an adjustment for me than for my husband, ...