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Why does one bird sound beautiful while another sounds harsh? A new study takes a closer look at the acoustic qualities that ...

But the conditions that contribute to the immense diversity of the sounds they make are not well understood. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have conducted the first-ever global ...

Birdsong has a way of settling into the background of daily life and somehow making everything feel a little softer. A robin ...

Birds are the master vocalists of the animal kingdom. They can make a remarkable variety of sounds. But why is a barred owl more of a baritone, while a cedar waxwing is a soprano? And what influences ...

A study involving 84 listeners and 123 bird species has identified several acoustic characteristics associated with more pleasant birdsong, offering new insights into our relationship with nature.