One meant a sound they found unpleasant, five a lovely one. Averaged across every species, the score came out at 3.13. The ...

The next time you hear a blackbird singing in the dead of night, know that you're listening to the most pleasant song in the ...

The blackbird topped the pleasantness table and barn owls' sounds are considered the least pleasant, according to a new ...

Birdsongs can reduce anxiety and boost your mood, and one is better than the rest.

A team of researchers has discovered specific acoustic characteristics that enhance the enjoyment of birdsong for humans. Among the various bird songs analyzed, blackbirds topped the charts for ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

Animals do all sorts of things to attract each other as potential mates. Many birds, for example, produce feathers with elaborate color patterns – from the iridescent plumage of many hummingbirds to ...

Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure. But the conditions that contribute to the immense diversity of the sounds they make ...

A new study explores how birdsong, traffic noise, and the sounds of nature shape the way people experience and respond to ...

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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