Of the roughly 250,000 known marine species, scientists think all ~126 marine mammals emit sounds – the ‘thwop’, ‘muah’, and ‘boop’s of a humpback whale, for example, or the boing of a minke whale.

WASHINGTON (AP) — From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the ...

Last year, the British Library began the "Save our Sounds" project, with the aim of accelerating the digitisation of millions upon millions of lost audio recordings held in its vast archive. The ...

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.

The University Library has implemented a new sound level system to address feedback regarding “concerning” noise levels in library spaces, according to a Feb. 21 announcement. The new system will be ...

Crescent City Sounds, the New Orleans Public Library's streaming platform dedicated to local music, is now accepting new submissions for the website through April 5. All genres are welcome, and ...

Back some time in the 1990s, David Hollander first discovered library music amongst the shelves of a shop called Record Supply in West Los Angeles. “While browsing the soundtrack section,” he writes ...

Ask Charlie Williams what his favorite noise is and he’ll tell you. It’s water bubbling. And then he’ll do it. You listen. And you swear you’ve got to check and see if there’s a faucet running ...