A European robin, Erithacus rubecula, sings in a tree in Norfolk, England. Studies have linked the sound of birdsong to reduced levels of depression and anxiety. Photograph By David Tipling, Nature ...

The dawn chorus of birdsong has inspired poets and nature lovers for thousands of years, but the reason why birds all over the world start the day this way is an enduring mystery. Now, a series of ...

“In the spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” the saying goes. The same may be said of birds. That’s because spring is when most birds turn to family obligations—they mate, ...

Back during COVID, I was doing online yoga with a friend in Maine. I remember it was summer, and a bird was singing incessantly in her yard that I didn’t know - its song made me feel like I was in a ...

David Attenborough presents seven of the most remarkable animal songs found in nature and explores the significance of these songs in the lives of their species. David Attenborough presents seven of ...

As expected with the warming temperatures and greening in the end of May, we experienced a large movement of songbirds returning from their southern wintering sites. The flights began in April, ...

It was once thought that only male songbirds were capable of song. However, in 64 percent of all songbird species, the females sing. Professor Naomi Langmore first made this discovery by recording a ...

A new study shows male zebra finches must sing every day to keep their vocal muscles in shape. Females prefer the songs of males that did their daily vocal workout. Why do songbirds sing so much? Well ...

It has long been a mystery why songbirds spend so much time and energy on singing. Now a new study shows that songbirds need to sing every day to keep their vocal muscles in shape. Females can hear if ...