This algorithm decodes rat squeaks and could revolutionize animal research

The Earth is making a weird noise, and researchers have no idea why

Thanks to humans, the Earth is a pretty noisy place. We’re loud creatures — certainly more so than any other animal ever to walk the planet — and we’re even louder when we get together …

Researchers find some hearing loss may be reversible

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine recently published a paper that suggests l...

Are Hearables The New Wearables Revolutionizing Healthcare?

Hearables are more than just smart Bluetooth headphones. Hearables have biometric, movement, or proximity sensors that can help the device gather context about the consumer's behavior and can provide real-time insights to consumers.

Scientists use EEG to decode how people navigate complex sequences

To perform a song, a dance or write computer code, people need to call upon the basic elements of their craft and then order and recombine them in creative ways.

How Does an Algorithm Know the Music I Like?

How An Algorithm Is Going To Bring Music To The Deaf

Five decades after they were invented, cochlear implants are about to take a major leap forward.

Amino acid orchestra trains machine learning algorithms to design proteins

Music encoding protein properties provides a new route to AI materials design

New AI algorithm predicts how well deaf children will learn language

Researchers have created a new algorithm that uses brain scans to predict language ability in deaf children after they receive a cochlear implant, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Which Animal Has The Most Extreme Sense of Hearing?

You might be surprised at the answer! Or you might not. I don't know your depth of knowledge of animal sensory organs.

Quiz: Can you name the animal represented in the music?

The animal kingdom has long inspired composers – from Saint-Saëns' much-loved Carnival of the Animals, to woodland birds in Beethoven's symphonies. But can you recognise which animal has inspired each of the ten clips below?

What songs help animals chill out?

For at least a century, science has been trying to find the tunes that our furry and feathered friends want to hear.

How Dancing Animals Help Solve an Evolutionary Puzzle

Neuroscientists are studying elephants, parrots, and sea lions to better understand the origins of rhythm.

The Amazing Science Behind How Music Affects Animals

Music is food for the soul. To some of us, music has such a profound effect that we’re addicted to it. But if you thought that only humans enjoy music, you’re wrong. Animals, too, react to music. Although not all of them will shake their head to the rhythm of the beat, they have pretty […]

From head bobbing to hopping, why animals sometimes appear as if they're dancing

As more videos of animals bobbing to the beat of music go viral on social media, Robyn Grant asks if animals can really feel the beat

Researchers Find Source of Strange 'Negative' Gravity

Sound has negative mass, which means it drifts upward very slowly, a new study shows.

Can A River Play The Violin? It Can With This Researcher's Help

Stand near a river and you’ll hear a symphony of sounds: birds chirping, frogs croaking and water flowing. But what would it sound like if the stream

Researchers find link between loud noises and heart attacks

A new study found exposure to loud noise may increase your risk of developing the number one killer in the U.S.

Happy Artists: New Research Finds that Artists Are Happier Than the Rest of Us

Artists have a reputation for being unhappy and depressed. We tend to believe that artists are more likely to have mental illness than the rest of us–whether depression, bipolar disorder, alc…

Listening to happy music really CAN make you happier, find researchers

Researchers from the University of Missouri have found that listening to upbeat music can improve your overall feeling of happiness - but only if you're actively seeking happiness.

Using music to express negative emotions increases neuroticism, researchers say