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Snails in performance

Life

The world's first snail orchestra makes its crunchy debut

Among these musical trailblazers, love is free, and life is cheap

Culture

How an Amazonian people convey their entire language by drumbeat

Humans

How an Amazonian people convey their entire language by drumbeat

News

Tune in your head? Mind-reading tech can guess how it sounds

Humans

Tune in your head? Mind-reading tech can guess how it sounds

News

Wasps drum with their stomachs to tell each other about food

Life

Wasps drum with their stomachs to tell each other about food

News

Virtuoso bowhead whales constantly make up new songs

Life

Virtuoso bowhead whales constantly make up new songs

News

Two viola players

Space

Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell explores Bach's cosmic music

Culture

A person playing piano

Humans

Very creative people have a special kind of brain activity

News

Mute male crickets are still trying to serenade females

Life

Mute male crickets are still trying to serenade females

News

Bryan Adams

Humans

The higher your testosterone levels, the more you love soft rock

News

spin class

Health

No sweat: Does listening to music make exercise easier?

Many gym bunnies live with headphones in their ears, and music can improve strength, power and endurance. Just be careful what tunes you choose

Features

Health

Music and art stop dementia from stealing everything we cherish

Culture

Humans

Your music tastes can be changed by using magnets on your brain

News

Humans

In a Spotify world, why does anyone want to listen to cassettes?

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Life

Songbird gets angry when its rivals are brilliant at singing

News

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