If the sound of soothing ocean waves, thunderstorms, or birds chirping helps you fall asleep or wake up, then an alarm clock that can play natural noises is a sleep essential. But, there’s a ...

Emily Dashiell, ND, is a licensed doctor of naturopathic medicine operating her own private practice for women, children, and families seeking preventative health and health maintenance. Sounds of ...

The rapid drumming of the pileated woodpecker can be heard throughout much of the United States and Canada. Its call is a loud cuk-cuk-cuk, which rises and falls in pitch and volume. Listen for the ...

You know that feeling of clear-headed calm that washes over you when you listen to water babbling down a stream, or leaves rustling in the wind? Researchers say they’ve pinpointed a scientific ...

If you were old enough to buy CDs in the ’90s, you may remember listening stations at superstores that featured music by some of nature’s noisiest creatures: birds. These CDs blended classical music ...

Listening to the tranquil sounds of nature makes you feel more relaxed. Most people would believe that statement to be true, since it's both plausible and intuitive. And factually, maybe it is true.

This post is part of Hard Refresh, a soothing weekly column where we try to cleanse your brain of whatever terrible thing you just witnessed on Twitter. To the extent that "relaxing" online is ...

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 ...