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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

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

Why bees are important, and how we can help them

What’s so special about bees? You may be surprised to find that there are many more types of bees than

Magical murmurations, (environ)mental health, and a tree-less Bolivia | Newsletter #38

Hallo, Freund*. 🙋‍♂️ Could studying soundscapes from human settlements located near environmentally sensitive areas help us to mediate interactions between

Soundscapes of ‘Lesser’ Nature (part one)

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

Rewilding Patagonia, banning un-green adverts, and beating eco-anxiety | Newsletter #37

¿Qué tal*, friend? 👋 Can rewilding also resist greed, consumption, and exploitation? Is it possible to change the mindsets that

Accessibility improvement on earth.fm

The earth.fm web development team has been working on improving accessibility on the site. This mainly relates to enabling and

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