The research tallies with previous research that has found sounds, such as birdsong, can lower blood pressure, heart, and respiratory rates, as well as self-reported stress and anxiety.

The natural soundscape alone was associated with the lowest levels of stress and anxiety, with the highest levels reported after the soundscape that included 40 mile per hour traffic.

Having built soundscapes for each site in each year, we used acoustic markers to measure their characteristics. These markers quantify how the acoustic energy within each soundscape is distributed ...

It's even more surprising when you know that Boursier-Mougenot has been making soundscape recordings since he was a teenager, convinced that there's no such thing as a noise without musical interest.

We harness nature’s benefits subconsciously, which means, as Harrison pointed out, that it’s easy to take them for granted: “We all benefit from the soundscape of the vineyard daily and ...

At first blush, Birdsong.fm is simple: an animated background and some singing birds in the background, maybe accompanied by a few other nature sounds. You could just leave it there and go back to ...

The catastrophic effect of climate change is reducing the volume and variety of birdsong across Europe and North America, new research reveals. An international team of researchers led by the ...

Author provided2.29 MB (download) Having built soundscapes for each site in each year, we used acoustic markers to measure their characteristics. These markers quantify how the acoustic energy within ...