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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

British singer Ella Goulding participated in the Sounds Right campaign last year, as seen in this billboard in Leicester Square in London. We’re living in a world where the sounds of nature are often ...

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 ...

Ambience (sic) is a popular sleep sound app for Android. It features a clean, simple UI along with a variety of calming sounds. They include things like rain, waves, crickets, and even some music. It ...

Damien Pollard does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

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 ...