Even low-level traffic noise can reduce birdsong's stress-relieving effects
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Even low levels of traffic noise can strip away the stress-relieving benefits of listening to birdsong. As the University of Surrey reports, these urban sounds disrupt the positive effects typically associated with nature sounds.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2026-08-traffic-noise-birdsong-stre...
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