Listening to bird songs and calls can help identify species and connect with the sounds of nature. An ornithologist provides ...

The songs a bird sings while dreaming have been revealed for the first time. Researchers at the University of Buenos Aires created a way to track the vocal muscle activity of birds as they sleep, and ...

Babies learn to speak by mimicking their parents – just ask anyone who’s caught their child casually repeating an obscenity they didn’t realize they'd heard. While studying just what’s going on in the ...

Bird songs are awesome. You probably don't pay them much mind, but the songs of birds are known to be soothing to humans, regardless of the setting. Bird songs can reduce stress and improve your mood, ...

Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on Dec. 3, 2025. Find that audio here. Musician Phil Cook has a new album out called “Appalachia Borealis.” It’s a suite of piano meditations that were ...

Birds are a way to connect with nature, which is associated with better body and brain health, research shows May 18 at 10:40 a.m. Looking to improve your mental health? Pay attention to birds. Two ...

poets and musicians, from Chaucer to Wordsworth, from Handel to Respighi. Birdsong can be a natural phenomenon of intense beauty. But our enjoyment is incidental to the main purpose, which is one bird ...

Traffic noise leads to inaccuracies and delays in the development of song learning in young birds. They also suffer from a suppressed immune system, which is an indicator of chronic stress. A new ...