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 ...

Researchers have long known that animals use sophisticated forms of communication, but the sheer volume of data involved has made it difficult to study these systems manually ...

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

The findings indicated the Common Blackbird’s song is the most pleasant because it hits the ideal range across every key ...

The way Bengalese finches learn songs from older birds is more similar to human parents teaching babies to talk than previously thought - Kazou Okanoya/SWNS Birdsong shows patterns similar to human ...

The twittering of songbirds may bear little resemblance to human speech, but new research on Bengalese Finches shows that their vocalizations do follow a fundamental structural principle found in all ...

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3’s Breakfast show live from Salford. With birdsong, Bach Before 7 and the best in classical music. You can contact the show by emailing 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. To listen on ...

There is a growing body of research linking nature to positive mental health. A new study has further advanced the field by linking birdsong and time spent in forests to positive mental health ...

The sounds of singing birds drifting through a leafy forest may do more than create a peaceful atmosphere; they could measurably improve mental health. A new study has found that spending just 10 ...

From a cardinal’s slow trill to a bellbird’s flat metallic whistle to a barn swallow’s rapid chatter, birdsong seems almost impossibly varied — a cacophony of thousands of species, each with its own ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new experiment found that sitting in a restored urban forest while listening to birdsong lowered people’s stress and improved their mood more ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) study published in Science has analysed more than 116,000 recordings of 3000 bird species. The study highlights all global birdsong is built from 8 acoustic building ...