Waterfalls have a specific threshold of water flow that must be maintained to preserve their characteristic sound and appearance, according to research that used audio recordings and images to monitor ...

Birdsong, a waterfall and waves crashing on the shore are among the sounds most likely to trigger happy memories. A study of 2,000 adults, aged 50 and over, found four in 10 people experience sounds ...

Sound is also said to set off the best memories ahead of sight and even smell, according to the research. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Others said a cat purring, trees blowing in the wind, a ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

Dan Stowell is a co-founder and shareholder of Warblr Ltd. He receives funding from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council for his research on bird sounds. The sound of birds is ...