See how good you are at recognising the nature on your doorstep by testing yourself in our animal sounds quiz. Correct! It's the croak of a common frog. You can tell the difference between a frog and ...

So what type of music reduces stress the best? A bit surprising is that Native American, Celtic, Indian stringed-instruments, drums, and flutes are very effective at relaxing the mind even when played ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login ...

All of us need ways of coping with the uncertainty of the pandemic. But if you find your 57th banana bread isn’t hitting the same spot as the first 20, it may be time to try a new stress-busting ...

Nearly everyone who has written about music from a scientific perspective has alluded to its possible relationship with language. The superficial resemblance is clear: music and language both ...

The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.

It's just one example of how the sounds of nature can enhance music - from the satisfying thundercrunch that opens Enya's Storms in Africa II, to the twilight cricket-song that underscores Missy ...

On this hypothesis, the identification of a particular sound depends on the acoustic structure of the neighbouring sounds.

We can use technology to create measures of biodiversity based on sound. Basically, we filter out all the noise made by humans, then what’s left – the noise made by nature – is a measure of ...

Benefits such as these have fueled the rise of forest schools and the integration of nature play in early childhood ... Like photography, sound technologies are an entry point to noticing the ...

A showcase of the talented musicians at Mannes, the Mannes Sounds Festival features more than 20 concerts per year, each with a unique topic and together exploring all periods of music, from the ...

Aug. 28, 2024 — New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other ...