What is music? How is it made? And what's changed — and what hasn't — about how we listen to it? Here's all the best stuff about the science and history behind our connection to music. Though most of ...

A mother humpback whale and calf are seen on the coast of Brazil in August 2023. Researchers say they've discovered that humpback whale song is passed down over the years and changes — something it ...

For years, Toronto-based radio host Alan Cross has been chronicling music history on his podcast. Now, he’s reaching a new generation with a different medium — a children’s book called The Science of ...

A fascinating new Nature of Things documentary created by two Edmontonians reveals music’s role in human evolution, while also exploring the power of song to heal body and mind. Images and settings in ...

A song description like the “catchiest of all time” is always going to have a bit of hyperbole behind it, but a 1977 signature song by Queen is one notable exception. From television and film to ...

Do you want to be happy? Most of us would probably answer “yes” to that question, and many would turn to music to make it happen. There’s just something about music that can change our mood pretty ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. In the four-decades-plus since its original release, Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of ...