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Global Sound Archive: Soundmaps Projects and the Perspective of Future

Since Google Earth was launched in 2005 and following its development over the past 15 years, every square kilometre of

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

Silence definition: Is silence a sound after all?

Hello, darkness, my old friend. In this article, we will explore the definition of silence, particularly in relation to recent

A Halloween playlist, an autumnal soundscape, and Baltimore student activism | Newsletter #51

Mambo vipi*, friend? 🙋🏻‍♂️ Can student activists win in the fight against local polluters? Is there a place for ‘controversial’

Field recording experiences with earth.fm in Kenya

After being awarded the earth.fm Grant and taking an online field recording course, I embarked on a mission to identify

The earth.fm newsletter turns 50!

Benvignùo*, friend, to the 50th edition of the earth.fm newsletter! 🎉 What is acoustic aposematism? How can environmentalism benefit from

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