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 ...

In the United States, every single national park has its distinctive symphony of natural sounds. “These natural soundscapes deserve our protection. But we are losing them and the health benefits we ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana State University will be hosting a visit by Dr. Bernie Krause, a distinguished expert on ...

While many artist residency programs are geared toward visual artists, a unique opportunity based at Canaveral National Seashore is designed specifically with sound artists in mind. Several weeks into ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Janet Babin: New York's Greenwich Village is considered one of the city's ...

Listening to recordings of natural soundscapes may help reduce anxiety and stress, but adding in high-traffic noise can mask the potential benefit, new research shows. Researchers enrolled 68 adults ...

For people who love discovering new sounds, there’s an intriguing new site that collects soundscapes from around the world. Users can create their own specialized playlists of sounds available on ...

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 ...

Panphonics, a provider of directional audio speakers, were used at the annual Nobel NightCap event, Dec. 10, after the Nobel Prize banquet at the Stockholm School of Economics. The Panphonics Sound ...

An international group of researchers collected one hundred years’ worth of sounds from around the world to investigate how soundscapes differ between urban and natural environments. In addition to ...

The ocean is a noisy place, buzzing with sounds created by wildlife, weather, seasons and earthquakes. For sea animals, these sounds form their natural “soundscape”, but a new article in Science shows ...