Researchers analyzing an 18,000-year-old conch shell found in 1931 say that it was indeed used as a musical instrument millennia ago. The conch shell, unearthed in the Marsoulas Cave in Southwestern ...

One of the miraculous aspect of Bach's music is that it sounds amazing no matter the instrument that's performing it. We'll hear a great example during our music today with a prelude and fugue ...

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When we open our ears to the marvels of natural soundscapes, we experience the energies of the world in a unique way—and begin to understand the mysteries behind them. But when we habitually ignore ...

Some 18,000 years ago, in a cave in what we now call France, a human being left behind something precious: a conch shell. It was not just any conch shell. Its tip had been lopped off—unlikely by ...

An 18,000-year-old seashell is believed to be the world’s oldest wind instrument. Scientists recently observed the shell 80 years after its initial discovery, and came to this conclusion upon further ...

Turns out a breeze on Mars sounds very similar to a breeze on Earth. NASA released new audio recordings from the surface of Mars on Wednesday. The recording was taken by the SuperCam instrument on ...

Truly new musical instruments don’t come along every day; much of the low hanging fruit has already been taken. [Simon the Magpie] has been working on something that’s just a little innovative, and ...

Valentina Dargam, Florida International University and Joshua Hutcheson, Florida International University When someone opens the door and enters a hospital room, wearing a stethoscope is a telltale ...

Scientists have released audio clips of marsquakes and other sounds on Mars. Scientists have released audio clips of marsquakes and other sounds on Mars. Using an "exquisitely sensitive seismometer," ...