For Londoners, the most common sound associated with Lime bikes is the ‘Hackney birdsong’ of the rentable cycles beeping when they’ve been hacked and unlocked for free. But this week there’s some ...

These standout hotels pair historic grandeur with smart design, waterfront access and some of the city’s most desirable ...

What happens when four estranged people gather for a funeral on a fictional Georgia island and discover that Saturday keeps repeating? This episode explores Paige Harbison’s Destination Funeral, a ...

Birdsong at dawn: a symphony of precise timing In the natural concert that greets daybreak, it’s not a chaotic free-for-all.

Scientists have long suspected that birdsong eases stress and anxiety, but a surprising new study from the University of Surrey reveals that the sounds most city dwellers hear every day may be ...

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

One of the downsides of city living, for some people at least, is the din. Even a weekend in the countryside - with the dewy greens of a foggy morning, the oxygen-rich forest air and the music of ...

What makes birdsong beautiful? Answering this question could help us understand how soundscapes make the natural world relaxing for humans, opening the door to improving parks, upgrading the design of ...

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

Traffic noise disrupts recognised benefits of bird song and other sounds from nature, a new study from the University of ...

Traffic noise disrupts recognized benefits of birdsong and other sounds from nature, a new study from the University of ...