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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

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

David Attenborough’s witness statement

In 2020, at the age of 94, David Attenborough published A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a

Talking to the animals, a Sumatran insect chorus, and protecting Arctic wildlife | Newsletter #49

Welta’sualul*, friend. 👋 Could AI enable us to someday converse in polar bear and python and curse in fluent kangaroo?

Recording in Brazil, frogs playlist, and fluorescent mammals | Newsletter #48

¿Quiubo*, friend? 👋 Will the scrapping of the final leg of England’s high speed train line mitigate or exacerbate its

Could AI allow us to speak to animals like Doctor Doolittle?

Discussion of artificial intelligence (AI) is currently inescapable, whether it’s being positioned as a messianic salve for all of the

Nature-recording tips, rainforest playlist, & hamster reintroduction | Newsletter #47

Haw’li xon’ ma’*, friend? 👋🏼 How can nature recordists manage to listen to all of the recordings they make? Just

How I came to record in the Atlantic Forest

“The Atlantic Forest domain stretches from the northeastern to the southern regions of Brazil and northern Argentina and southeastern Paraguay.

The case for degrowth, nature sounds for baby sleep, & an Indigenous Brazilian victory | Newsletter #46

Ɛte sεn*, friend? 👋🏼 Can the degrowth model provide a more credible alternative measure of human development than GDP? Can

Curating your own sound recordings

Here’s a question I receive quite often: how do you manage to listen to all the recordings you capture? Let

Anti-anxiety sounds, shorebird migration, & engaging the majority | Newsletter #45

Aloha*, friend. 👋🏼 Can natural sounds be used to reduce anxiety and promote sleep? Can plotting shorebirds’ migration routes contribute

Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World

Before diving into degrowth, economic anthropologist and author Jason Hickel previously researched the gap between the Global South and Global

An ecosex primer, island sustainability, and animal-recognition justice | Newsletter #44

Kʰitani ŋiyo be*, friend? 🙋‍♂️ Could you be an ecosexual without even realizing? What can we learn from the population

Strip-logging in Indonesia, sounds for sleep, and carbon offset alternatives | Newsletter #43

Hejsan*, friend. 🙋‍♂️ What sounds could improve your quality of sleep – color noises, nature sounds, binaural beats, ASMR? Can

Cherish the Earth like a lover: An introduction to the ecosexuality movement

Sex. Don’t let those three letters put you off: the idea of ecosex is simply an exuberant framework for sharing

Tech for trees, anti-oil victory, and what is nature to you? | Newsletter #42

X̌ašt šx̌əlxəlt*, friend. 🙋‍♂️ When you hear the word ‘nature’, what comes to mind? How does a winter morning sound

The best sounds and noises for quality sleep

There are many reasons to search for the best sounds to help you sleep. A loud city, noisy neighbors, or

Let’s Talk about Nature

Introduction by Melissa Pons: It has only been in the last three years or so that I have dived into

Flowers for bees, prairie sounds, and Aesop’s animals | Newsletter #41

Dia dhuit*, friend. 👋 What flowers can be planted to support bees and other pollinators? What does dawn on a

Ocean soundscapes, natterjack toads, and supporting bees | Newsletter #40

Latha math*, friend. 👋 Why are bees in danger and what can we do about it? Is it possible to

The best bee-friendly plants

In a world that is experiencing human-driven habitat loss, a changing climate, and air, water, and soil pollution, the current

Soundscapes revisited, a flower moon pondscape, and pro-wolves indigeneity | Newsletter #39

Hei*, friend. 👋 Could a Colombian parakeet be less endangered than it’s been long assumed? How do the inhabitants of

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