NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

You might be used to the bird's song at night, but what about the bird songs that accompany the soft light dusk light? If you've ever taken the time to enjoy a sunset amongst trees, chances are you've ...

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They originate from high above Earth's surface and, as a sound wave, are comparable to birds chirping. Prior to the observation, these waves had only been detected as far away as 51,000 kilometers ...

How did NASA detect these sounds? From 62,000 miles away, the astounding noises exploded through the Earth's atmosphere. NASA researchers searched for the source in uncharted intergalactic regions, ...

The sounds of nature can be incredibly soothing — just think of those zen meditation tracks filled with chirping birds amid ...

NEW YORK — Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place. These bursts of plasma, called chorus waves, ripple at the same frequency as human hearing. When ...

When these waves are converted into audio signals, scientists have found them to sound similar to birds chirping. Schematic showing occurrence of chorus waves (Chengming Liu et al., Nature (2025 ...

When converted to audio signals, their sharp notes mimic high-pitched bird calls. Researchers have captured such sounds in space before, but now they have sensed the chirping waves from much ...

(NASA via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place. These bursts of plasma, called chorus waves, ripple at the same frequency as ...