The lyrics of traditional Okinawan songs were found to record past climate and geological history of the Ryukyu Islands (21st-century Okinawa Prefecture, Japan), according to a new study by a ...

Music has long been prized for its therapeutic effects. A 2024 study from the journal Palliative Medicine concludes, "Music therapy provides unique benefits for this paediatric population particularly ...

WORCESTER — Tensions have been rising nationwide over cuts to Federal funding to the National Institutes of Health and other government agencies that fund scientific research. For many who are opposed ...

A new interactive web application allows for a tangible understanding of abstract concepts of quantum game theory. The Kobe ...

Griots are having a moment. A griot is a storyteller who preserves and passes down history in stories and poems and songs. They're part of West African culture — and part of the story that unfolds in ...

Hospitals and doctors' offices are inviting singers and musicians to help patients manage their pain, as music's ability to ...