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 ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with the multi-instrumentalist James Bishop about how he transforms recordings of natural objects into music. When the musician James Bishop hiked a section of the Pacific ...

Ever wondered why that beach vacation left you feeling so refreshed? Or why you seem to catch fewer colds after camping trips? The sounds of nature aren’t just pleasing to your ears—they’re actually ...

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 ...

The Cincinnati Nature Center built a new immersive listening experience designed to amplify the sounds of the forest for ...

Possibly no one understands the power of mornings better than Martha herself, who believes in maximizing your mornings by never starting your day later than 7 a.m. But have you ever considered that ...