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 ...

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Birds and humans share patterns in pitch, timing and phrase endings, suggesting vocal production may help shape communication ...

Researchers studying hundreds of bird species stumbled onto something deeply strange: the same vocal patterns woven into ...

There’s no question that being in nature is good for wellbeing. Research shows that experiencing nature and listening to natural sounds can relax us. A key reason for these benefits may be because of ...

But the conditions that contribute to the immense diversity of the sounds they make are not well understood. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have conducted the first-ever global ...

Diverse bird species recognize the same vocalization to rally neighbours against invading cuckoos. The finding plays into a broader debate about the emergence of language. The relationship between ...

All [Hannah Robertson]’s Birduino needs is for one to tap an NFC-enabled card to the reader, and the device plays one of the vocalizations associated with the bird shown on the card. It ties together ...