Listening to birdsong in a forest lowered a person's stress during experiment
Reported byMongabay ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
A study of 106 students at North Carolina State University found that sitting in a restored urban forest while listening to birdsong lowered stress scores from 6.4 to 3.2 on an 11-point scale and improved mood more than any other tested environment, demonstrating that cities can build mental-health benefits into parks.
The findings are limited to laboratory conditions with college students; real-world effects across broader populations remain to be tested.
Goodlede runs a two-pass source check on every story: one pass finds it, a second skeptical pass re-verifies the claim and writes what it doesn’t prove. This is a source check, not an independent fact-check — confirm anything important at the link above.
Read the full story at Mongabay
Read original story ↗More good news, verified daily.
Goodlede covers positive developments across science, nature, rights, and human achievement — verified before they appear. No hype, no roundups, no PR wires.
© 2026 Wag Media, LLC
More from Goodlede
Science
Scientists discover some bees have tiny magnetic, internal compasses helping them navigate the world
GoodGoodGood · Verified
Animals
Behind the Scenes Of A Rescue Operation That Guides Royal Bengal Tigers From A Village to The Wild
The Better India · Verified
Environment
Croatia's first energy community begins sharing solar power
pv magazine · Verified