NORFOLK, Va. — The local organization Soundscapes is working to raise awareness of music education during February with a giving campaign celebrating the leap year. The "Leap for Soundscapes ...

Listening to one-minute-long audio recordings of forests had positive effects on people's short-term well-being, especially ...

Listening to natural soundscapes has long been associated with feelings of calm and relaxation. Now, a groundbreaking study published in PLOS One underscores the profound psychological and ...

Sounds are integral to Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden,” the book about two years he spent living in a cabin in the woods near Walden Pond in Massachusetts in 1846-47 – the wind blowing through the ...

Wander into nature and give a good shout, and only nearby birds, frogs, and squirrels will hear you. Although sensing noise is a critical survival strategy for land animals, it’s a somewhat limited ...

The dull roar of traffic, the barking of dogs in backyards and the screeching of cockatoos at dusk. The shattering of early morning quiet by the first plane overhead or the garbage truck on its rounds ...

Jim Metzner has spent nearly five decades documenting and sharing the sounds of the world, from immersive portraits of American cities to indelible moments with people and wildlife in places as varied ...

The National Gallery in London announced this morning that it commissioned six artists—Jamie xx, Nico Muhly (who has collaborated with the National and Usher), Susan Philipsz, Gabriel Yared, Chris ...

Listening to one-minute-long audio recordings of forests had positive effects on people’s short-term wellbeing, especially ...