The sound of droplets striking water: How cowbirds control two sound sources in the syrinx to create 'liquid notes'

Cowbirds are special among songbirds for the "watery" timbre of their singing, which resembles the sound of falling droplets ...
Popular Science

Why do birds make so many different sounds? 100,000 audio recordings offer clues.

Scientists listened to birds from around the world. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 10, 2025 1:33 PM EST Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...
NPR

The Macaulay Library picks its favorite bird sounds for 2025. See who made the cut

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.
NPR

Meet the artists behind the U.N.'s second annual nature sounds mixtape

It's Earth Day — and Mother Nature is back with a new mixtape. Last year, the Museum for the United Nations - UN Live launched Sounds Right, an initiative where artists release songs with nature ...
Grist

Inside the movement to recognize nature as an artist

Have you ever listened to a recording of birdsong? Or ocean waves? The howling of wolves, or thunder and rain? If you have, did you ever wonder whether nature was getting any compensation for ...