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Offline mode in the Earth.fm app

We are excited to announce the release of version 1.1 of the Earth.fm app, which is available via Google Play

Learning to listen for nature field recording

With practice and attention, our ability to listen evolves over time. It’s determined by a range of factors, including our

In the Field 2: Field Recording Conference, July 4–6 2024

Dear field recordists and sound aficionados, an upcoming conference called In the Field 2 may be of interest. We’re excited

On contemplative sound and the fate of wolves

Ivo Vicic is a sound recordist and music producer whose wildlife field recordings first grabbed my attention during a period

Making the inaudible audible: The unheard songs of trees, fruit, and insects

Just because we can’t hear something, that doesn’t mean it’s not producing sound. Case in point: the diverse seismic communication

Reflections on deep listening

Deep listening, for me, is primarily about being there. If you’re not there, you can’t really listen. I think we

Can we make friends with birds?

Turkish fisherman Adem Yılmaz would undoubtedly answer in the affirmative. Every spring, after spending half the year in Africa, migratory

Secret World of Sound reviewed

David Attenborough’s new series – the extremely earth.fm-appropriate Secret World of Sound, which we recently previewed – has now been

Anxiety versus birdsong

It may feel that we shouldn’t need scientific evidence to tell us that birdsong is conducive to relaxation. Still… What are

David Attenborough enters the ‘Secret World of Sound’

As anthropophonic sound pollution increasingly mutes the sounds of the natural world, it’s well past time for this subject to

Ecotherapy: benefits of the great outdoors

Also known as nature therapy, ecotherapy involves activities which take place out of doors, in both urban and rural spaces

Nature sounds in music

Following our recent article, ‘Eight Pieces of Classical Music Inspired by the Natural World’, we’re pleased to bring you a

Seán Ronayne, ornithologist: Sound-recording every bird in Ireland

Seán Ronayne inherited his life-long love of birds from his father and grandfather. One of his first memories involves being

Field recording failures, managing microplastics, and the charm of carnivorous plants | Newsletter #58

Aannyeong*, friend. 👋 What can be learned from unsuccessful sound-recording excursions? How can the proliferation of microplastic particles be kept

Eight pieces of classical music inspired by the natural world

The industrial revolution began just 260 years ago – a period that accounts for just a 700th of the duration

Lichen lessons, whitethroat mimicry, and summer in Brazil | Newsletter #57

Ĵakšı*, friend. 👋 Which earth.fm playlists from 2023 were the team’s favorites? What does a December day in the forests

Stopping roadkill, Indian field trips, and the cost of seaweed farms | Newsletter #56

Habari*, friend? 👋 In this first newsletter of 2024, earth.fm asks whether seaweed farms could be a future miracle food,

Lessons learned from a failed field recording

It was three in the morning when I woke up, annoyed that it was too early. After tossing and turning

Animal rights, cloud forest sounds, and… what is life? | Newsletter #55

Namaskar*, friend. 👋 Welcome to the 55th edition of the earth.fm newsletter. We’re also delighted to announce that audio production

Soundscapes of ‘Lesser’ Nature (part two)

Soundscapes of Lesser Nature is a soundscape ecology research project that focuses on deep listening as a visceral way to

Elephant nomenclature, sharks in Indigenous myth, and space: the far-fetched frontier | Newsletter #54

Praṇāma*, friend. 🙋🏻‍♂️ How does the wildlife of Tanzania sound when it celebrates rainfall? Why isn’t living on Mars a

An overview of animal rights around the world

This article explores animal rights with a focus on the current legal status of animals around the world – from

The sound of silence, mining SE Asian rainforest, and the importance of darkness | Newsletter #53

Mari mari*, friend. 🙋🏻‍♂️ Could a conclusion have been reached about whether we hear silence, or only perceive it by

Interview with conservationist, zoologist, and field recordist Chris Hails

Chris Hails grew up in Bolton, an industrial town in the north of England. He enjoyed attending university in Scotland,

Attenborough’s witness statement, Mars’ greenwashing, and recording in Kenya | Newsletter #52

Kaimen*, friend. 🙋🏻‍♂️ What is it like to be a female soundscape recordist in rural Kenya? What does David Attenborough

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