Complaints aside, the French Senate deemed loud roosters, pungent horse manure, and the like official parts of the country's rural "sensory heritage." The move is a major victory for the rural ...

France has passed a law to protect the sounds and smells of the countryside as part of French heritage. This comes after many people moved from cities to rural parts of the nation, and many of them ...

When we think about the environment we think about the earth looks and feels, but do we ever think about the way it sounds? For Norwegian artist Jana Winderen, this is something to consider. At Art ...

France has passed a law protecting the “sensory heritage” of its rural areas, in the face of complaints about the noises and smells typical of the countryside. Senators voted to approve the law, which ...

Every morning, I awake to the sound of birdsong. It’s a recording I made in the British countryside one perfect spring morning and saved to my cellphone to use as my alarm. The birds of British ...

John Craven: "There's something in all our genes that makes us love the countryside."John Craven: "There's something in all our genes that makes us love the countryside." Available for over a year The ...