Humans
Musicians are fine-tuned to others’ emotions
Playing an instrument heightens your response to emotional sounds like a baby's cries 鈥� the finding could inspire new treatments for autism and dyslexia
News
Earth
Parasitic butterflies dupe hosts with ant music
News
Technology
Hot nanotube sheets produce music on demand
News
Technology
‘Cultured’ robots make sweet music together
News
Humans
The six forms of music
News
Technology
Super-sensitive controller opens Wii to music
News
Life
Music calms the savage piglet
News
Life
First known digital music recording surfaces
News
Health
Interview: Music of the hemispheres
News
Review: The Music of Pythagoras by Kitty Ferguson
This detailed biography of Pythagoras is an account both of the man and his legacy 鈥� and that's not just triangles
Books & Arts
Humans
Sound effects: Five great auditory illusions
News
Music special: Singing in the brain
Features
Humans
Music special: The illusion of music
Features
Music special: Flexible scales and immutable octaves
Features