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 ...

What Nature Can Teach Us About Better Acoustic Design: Lencore’s sound masking systems take inspiration from natural soundscapes to create environments that help people focus, relax, and perform ...

Belle Isle Park in Detroit is home to a new giant "nature megaphone." High school kids lined up to cut the red ribbon to officially open the 10-foot wooden megaphone. They built it which is pretty ...

Wounded Buffalo Sound Studios' Jim Jacobs and Ben Peace reveal the technology and techniques behind creating natural history's most iconic soundscapes. Ever wondered why that majestic bird soaring ...

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? The answer is a resounding yes—and we know this for certain because of the vast network of audio recorders that ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. In the late 1960s, pioneering field ...

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 ...

Poets and philosophers often call winter the “quiet season,” when most songbirds have stopped singing and many creatures are asleep or dormant. Even so, nature resonates with distinct sounds during ...

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 ...