As anyone who has tried to hold a conversation in a noisy room knows, it is sometimes easier to rely on hand gestures than to shout over the din. White-throated dippers face a similar challenge along ...

The team analyzed audio recordings of bird sounds that were taken by participants around the world and submitted to an online nature sound repository called xeno-canto.

By playing bird sounds at home, she says she can recreate this relaxing, optimistic feeling anytime she needs it.