Reposted by Nicolas MathevonDan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Day 2 of the Master’s of Bioacoustics field school. We launched a Motus Audio recorder. Then great lectures by David Reby, Tecumseh Fitch, and Nicolas Mathevon. Then field recording practice in the French countryside. Then an evening bioacoustic quiz. A great day! @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social 0142
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonDan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Day 03 of the Master's of Bioacoustics program: a field study of sound transmission in forests and fields. Then Natalie and I shared our research on migratory flight calls and introduced Motus Audio. A great day of research and learning! @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social 0111
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonDan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I taught my first Ecology lecture of the year in Windsor, drove to Toronto, and flew to France. I’m on a two-week research and teaching expedition to visit @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social and the ENES Bioacoustics Lab at the Université Jean Monnet. First, a fun day-and-a-half stopover in Paris… 161
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonDan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The start of the 26-27 International Master’s of Bioacoustics (MoBi)! What an honour to be part of this research and training program. Natalie is here too, on a Michael Smith scholarship from NSERC to expand her graduate studies. We start with field studies in Le Pilat. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social 0111
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonSensory Ecology Lab @sensoryecology.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“A symphony of insect songs rang through the Jurassic rainforest, and scientists have now found the traces of this ancient soundscape… the notes these insects played by strumming their wings can be reproduced” #scicomm #paleontology #bioacoustics www.sciencenews.org/article/hear... 🧪 🦗 🐙sciencenews.orgA choir of katydid ancestors filled the Jurassic rainforest with songAn analysis of sound-making structures on preserved wings reveals the mating calls of ancient Jurassic insects, re-creating part of an ancient soundscape. 1165
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Acoustic remote sensing with deep learning enables non-invasive estimation of seabird nest density. New paper by the ENES Bioacoustics Lab & Co (thanks +++ to Francesca Terranova & Livio Favaro!). www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comAcoustic remote sensing with deep learning enables non-invasive estimation of seabird nest densityPassive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) is increasingly used as a non-invasive tool for biodiversity monitoring, particularly for species breeding in habita… 040
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Applications for the next session of the Bioacoustics Winter School are open until September 30. Program and application form available here 👉 www.eneslab.com/bioacoustic-.... Around 30 instructors from France and abroad come to share their knowledge and experience. #bioacoustics 052
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonCortex Mag @cortexmag.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Le prix Coller Dolittle 2026 a récompensé en juin les efforts de recherche menés en communication animale sur le diamant mandarin. Autre projet finaliste, celui de l' #ENES et de @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social au sujet de la souris rayée et mis en valeur par CNN. edition.cnn.com/2026/06/03/s...edition.cnn.comScientists are working on a ‘Dolittle machine’ to talk with animals, but to what end? | CNNBioacousticians are finding animal communication patterns once thought unique to humans — discoveries that challenge ideas about what makes human language special. 011
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Interested in scientific research on animal and human acoustic communication? Looking for training in bioacoustics? The ENES Bioacoustics Lab website has a fresh new look 👉 www.eneslab.com #bioacousticseneslab.comENES Bioacoustics Research LabHome page of the ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab. 0102
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026👇 Excellent article (and easy to read) on our research on bird song recently published in Science. 🙏 Phys Org! phys.org/news/2026-07... #bioacousticsphys.orgWhy and how birdsong differs across the world—and the eight motifs that tie them togetherBirdsong carries meaning across open space, helping birds attract mates, defend territory and communicate with rivals. While there has been much research into the use of birdsong across species, resea... 061
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonElodie Mandel-Briefer @ebriefer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I had the pleasure to write a commentary in Science about the very comprehensive paper by @quentinbacquele.bsky.social et al. (same issue), on the factors influencing birdsong across the world. Link to my commentary: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/..., originally paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgBirdsong diversity across the worldBirdsong motifs are shaped by evolutionary history, biological traits, and environmental constraints 0198
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonXeno-canto @xeno-canto.bsky.social · 24/07/2026 BBC coverage of the xeno-cantified Science paper: bbc.com/news/article... #bioacousticsbbc.comSecrets of birdsongs' 'spectacular diversity' revealedA scientific study has revealed the acoustic secret that connects all birdsong - and it is surprisingly simple 12111
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonScience Magazine @science.org · 24/07/2026A new analysis in Science of more than 116,000 bird songs has revealed that the astonishing variety of passerine birdsong is built from just eight basic acoustic motifs, like trills, whistles, and harmonic notes. scim.ag/4ft2KBFscim.agThe global biogeography of passerine songsAlthough bird songs are classic models for understanding the evolution of vocal communication, their global diversity has long made the development of a unifying framework challenging. By analyzing th... 09227
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonQuentin Bacquelé @quentinbacquele.bsky.social · 23/07/20261/ The world's songbirds sing in just 8 basic sounds. And where a bird lives decides which ones it uses. My first PhD paper is out now in @science.org (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6239) Here is what we found: 12502183
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonCortex Mag @cortexmag.bsky.social · 05/08/2026C'est une 1ère : la comparaison des chants d' #oiseaux à l'échelle du globe. Leurs structures mélodiques sont d'une "simplicité" déconcertante : 8 motifs suffisent à les expliquer. 📗 Science Des travaux de l' #ENES et de l' #EPHE-PSL @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social www.liberation.fr/sciences/bio...liberation.frLa diversité des chants d’oiseaux enfin décryptée : «C’est la première fois qu’une étude comparée est menée à une échelle mondiale»De biologistes français ont identifié les trilles et les sifflets utilisés par les passereaux. Leur vaste étude nourrie par de la science participative montrent que l’ensemble de ces mélodies sont com... 021
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonNicolas Blandin @nicolasblandin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Une étude passionnante ! Et qui fera date. On comprend mieux comment le chant des oiseaux s’adapte aux contraintes biologiques et environnementales. Explications avec @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social (EPHE) et Claire Doutrelant (CEFE) #science #oiseaux www.ouest-france.fr/leditionduso...ouest-france.frComment les oiseaux composent-ils leurs mélodies ? Cette ambitieuse étude française dévoile leurs secrets - Edition du soir Ouest-France - 05/08/2026C’est une étude qui fait date dans la recherche mondiale sur le chant des oiseaux. Parus dans la revue « Science », ces travaux pilotés par des chercheurs français remplissent... 021
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonCortex Mag @cortexmag.bsky.social · 10/07/2026📺A voir sur @artefr.bsky.social : "Comment les animaux communiquent-ils et par quel #langage ?" Zoom sur les #vocalisations des éléphants de mer étudiées par l'ENES et l'équipe de @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...arte.tvLe langage des animaux - Regarder le documentaire complet | ARTEDes millions d'espèces animales peuplent la Terre et chacune est dotée d’un langage unique. Quelle forme prennent ces échanges et quelles informations transmettent-ils ? Ce documentaire plonge au coeu... 012
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026New paper from the ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab: How a frog employs a multifaceted strategy, integrating temporal partitioning, thermal gating, and the modulation in response to lunar illumination, to thrive in the harsh sub-equatorial savanna. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #bioacousticslink.springer.comCrepuscular vocal partitioning and thermal limits on calling behavior in the Bubbling Kassina (Kassina senegalensis) in a sub-equatorial savanna - Journal of Comparative Physiology AAcoustic communication in anurans is energetically costly and constrained by environmental factors, especially in open savanna ecosystems where extreme temperature fluctuations, desiccation risks, and... 031
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026The ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab at the Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne is a finalist for the Coller-Dolittle Awards! 🏆 Register below 👇 to watch the ceremony live. #bioacoustics 152
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Want to know more about baby cries? Listen to the Better Dads Club Podcast - 50 minutes of great interview! #bioacoustics www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI30...youtube.comBDC E11 with Nicolas MathevonYouTube video by Better Dads Club 050
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 04/06/2026The first book entirely dedicated to babies' cries. Spread the word! www.amazon.com/intimate-wor...amazon.comThe intimate world of babies’ cries: The best ways to understand and calm your babyThe intimate world of babies’ cries: The best ways to understand and calm your baby [Mathevon, Prof Nicolas] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The intimate world of babies’ cries: The best ways to understand and calm your baby 020
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Very nice piece on CNN Science about our research on the striped mouse & other animal acoustic communication stuff #bioacoustics edition.cnn.com/2026/06/03/s...edition.cnn.comScientists are working on a ‘Dolittle machine’ to talk with animals, but to what end? | CNNBioacousticians are finding animal communication patterns once thought unique to humans — discoveries that challenge ideas about what makes human language special. 091
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Very nice piece on CNN Science about our research on the striped mouse & other animal acoustic communication stuff 👇 edition.cnn.com/2026/06/03/s...edition.cnn.comScientists are working on a ‘Dolittle machine’ to talk with animals, but to what end? | CNNBioacousticians are finding animal communication patterns once thought unique to humans — discoveries that challenge ideas about what makes human language special. 010
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Interested in Animal acoustic communication? Human non-verbal communication? Bioacoustics for biodiversity? Effects of anthropogenic noise?👇 visit the new website of the ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab, a unique ecosystem combining Research and Training. www.eneslab.com #bioacousticseneslab.comENES Bioacoustics Research LabHome page of the ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab. 0207
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Bioacoustics Winter School 2027 👇Applications are now open Do not hesitate to disseminate this info ☺️ #bioacoustics www.eneslab.com/bioacoustic-...eneslab.comBioacoustics Winter School | ENES lab 01011
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonKai Caspar @nomascus.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Do elephants adress one another with vocalizations that function like human personal names, as was widely reported two years ago? Dharmarajan (2026) argues that this finding may have been just a methodological artefact. 🐘🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comEffects of bias when using ‘black box’ models: re-evaluating the evidence for the use of name-like calls by elephantsMachine learning (ML) tools can detect patterns in complex high-dimensional data sets, providing new ways to obtain insights into animal behaviour. Ho… 2239
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 04/05/202650% Off Sale - Time to read "The Voices of Nature: How and Why Animals Communicate". press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... #bioacoustics #nature #animals #ecology #ethology #bookpress.princeton.eduThe Voices of NatureSongs, barks, roars, hoots, squeals, and growls: exploring the mysteries of how animals communicate by sound 1150
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonDan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Since the start of the school year, our team has been working our way through the chapters of Nicolas Mathevon's "Voices of Nature". Reaching the end of the semester, we've reached the end of the book. What an informative and entertaining #bioacoustics book @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social! 0201
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonDan Stowell @danstowell.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026New paper from us: "A dataset of insect sounds from 459 species for bioacoustic machine learning", published in Scientific Data, led by Marius Faiß doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-07123-4 #bioacoustics #datasetsnature.comA dataset of insect sounds from 459 species for bioacoustic machine learning - Scientific DataScientific Data - A dataset of insect sounds from 459 species for bioacoustic machine learning 12515
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonDan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Our new paper is out: "Acoustic differences persist in urban Parus major (Great Tit) over two decades of declining anthropogenic noise in Paris, France." A study of noise and bird song, by me and Hans Slabbekoorn, in Ornithological Applications @amornith.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1093/orni... 25622
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 24/03/2026"Is plant acoustic communication fact or fiction?" is among the most read research published in New Phytologist in 2024 and 2025 👇. No evidence of plants communicating via acoustics. Great to see so much interest in debunking this myth 😃 . nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #bioacousticsnph.onlinelibrary.wiley.comIs plant acoustic communication fact or fiction?In recent years, the idea has flourished that plants emit and perceive sound and could even be capable of exchanging information through the acoustic channel. While research into plant bioacoustics i... 062
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonDan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Jeff Dutter is a bioacoustics intern, joining our lab as part of the Master's of Bioacoustics (MoBi) program at U. Saint-Etienne. Today we had phase 2 of testing our Motus Audio microphone horns in our campus studio. Great work Jeff! #NocMig @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social 0112
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Almost 90,000 (!) readers now know what babies' cries are saying. Why not you 😏? 👇 (do not hesitate to disseminate!) theconversation.com/what-babies-...theconversation.comWhat babies’ cries really tell us – and why maternal instinct is a mythIs it possible to interpret babies’ cries in order to understand their needs accurately? 023
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 06/02/2026NEW! The International Master of Bioacoustics (MoBi) now includes its first year (M1)! Applications are open sensoryneuroetholo.wixsite.com/mobim1. We are seeking 8 French-speaking students with skills in R and Python programming. Full details👇 sensoryneuroetholo.wixsite.com/mobim1 #bioacousticssensoryneuroetholo.wixsite.comInternational Master of BioacousticsHome page of the International Master of Bioacoustics 030
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 06/02/2026NEW! The International Master of Bioacoustics (MoBi) now includes its first year (M1)! Applications are open sensoryneuroetholo.wixsite.com/mobim1. We are seeking 8 French-speaking candidates with skills in R and Python programming. For full details👇 sensoryneuroetholo.wixsite.com/mobim1sensoryneuroetholo.wixsite.comInternational Master of BioacousticsHome page of the International Master of Bioacoustics 010
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 05/02/2026The International Master of Bioacoustics MoBi , a one year (M2) international training programme opened to French students with a master's degree (M1) International students with minimum BSc degree. Applications for the September 2026 entry are open. #bioacoustics www.masterofbioacoustics.commasterofbioacoustics.comInternational Master of BioacousticsHome page of the International Master of Bioacoustics 024
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonEarth Species Project (ESP) @earthspecies.bsky.social · 30/01/2026📣 Earth Species Project is #hiring! 📣 We’re looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to help us build the foundational pipelines to decode #animalcommunication with advanced #AI. If you’re excited about building high-performance infrastructure, apply today! www.earthspecies.org/blog/were-hi...earthspecies.orgWe're Hiring! Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Backend/Data Performance) - Earth Species Project 064
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonCortex Mag @cortexmag.bsky.social · 23/01/2026S'immerger dans le monde sonore des #crocodiles, c'est à lire dans @france.theconversation.com ! On se délecte d'écouter @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social raconter comment petits et adultes ajustent leurs comportements grâce aux #vocalisations. En plus, y'a des sons 🎶 theconversation.com/les-crocodil...theconversation.comLes crocodiles, des reptiles loquaces et à l’écoute du mondeOn l’imagine chasseur solitaire et discret, constamment à l’affût d’une proie. Pourtant, l’armure d’écailles du crocodile dissimule une vie sociale complexe. 011
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Parenting and empathy capabilities drive brain response to pain cues in baby cries. New paper by ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab & Co 👇 #bioacoustics #baby #parents tinyurl.com/4vxfu6aptinyurl.com 021
Reposted by Nicolas MathevonWitmerLab at Ohio University @witmerlab.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Just finished this awesome new-ish book by @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social on animal communication. It covers a lot of ground with a huge diversity of species—& it's a blast to read! Great for those interested in sensory ecology. (I had skulls of all the cover animals, so I snapped a photo! 😃) 0207
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Happy new year bioacousticians et al! To kick off the new year, here's a quick roundup of our 2025 publications. The year began with this paper on crocodile mothers. Published in Animal Behaviour: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... - free version here: hal.science/hal-04942512... #bioacousticshal.science 1101
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Communication between humans and domestic dogs 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comSound symbolism facilitates interspecies communication between humans and domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Sound symbolism facilitates interspecies communication between humans and domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) 073
Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Admissions to the International Master of Bioacoustics for the 26-27 academic year are now open. Please spread the word! More info here 👇 www.masterofbioacoustics.com?lang=fr #bioacousticsmasterofbioacoustics.comInternational Master of BioacousticsHome page of the International Master of Bioacoustics 097