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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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Harbor habitats, ecofluency, and the awe industry | Newsletter #36

Živjo*, friend. 🙋‍♂️ What is ecofluency? Have we become too entitled in our attitudes towards the natural world? How can

Frogs love songs, ecosex, and a letter to the future | Newsletter #35

Salama*, friend. 🙋‍♂️ What do frogs sing when they only have one thing on their mind? Could reframing our relationship

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