Forestry and natural resources professor Bryan Pijanowski, director of Purdue's newly launched Center for Global Soundscapes, captures the sounds of nature while conducting research on the island of ...

Manmade sounds such as vehicle traffic can mask the positive impact of nature soundscapes on people's stress and anxiety, according to a study published November 27, 2024, in the open-access journal ...

You know that feeling of clear-headed calm that washes over you when you listen to water babbling down a stream, or leaves ...

Soundscape perception encapsulates the multidimensional human experience of the acoustic environment, a subject receiving growing attention in urban research. This field bridges objective acoustic ...

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. In the late 1960s, pioneering field recordist Irv Teibel billed his nature soundscapes of ...

Manmade sounds such vehicle traffic can mask the positive impact of nature soundscapes on people’s stress and anxiety. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

People experienced less stress and anxiety while listening to nature soundscapes, but the addition of road traffic noise increased their stress and anxiety Manmade sounds such vehicle traffic can mask ...