According to British archaeologist Steven Mithen, Neanderthals used music to help them communicate.
A new project has turned something as mundane as bird droppings in to a musical work of art.
When were the first musical instruments invented and under what circumstances did they come about ?
NASA has played back the first ever song transmitted on Mars, a new recording by US musician Will.i.am.
Researchers are using natural selection to turn random sounds in to a musical masterpiece.
A 20-year-old mother has been evicted from her home after claiming a ghost was playing loud music.
Strange celestial sounds have been heard by visitors to the picturesque Yellowstone National Park.
Authorities are investigating the case of a man who claims to be a musician who died two years ago.
A new brain-computer interface allows paralysed patients to play music using just their brain.
For the first time scientists have recorded the eerie musical harmonies produced by the sun's magnetic field.
In an attempt to stop beetles from destroying trees researchers tried playing heavy metal music and other sounds to disrupt them.
New research has revealed that learning to play a musical instrument can help improve brain function, not only in the ar...
New findings have found a common origin for primate vocal and nonvocal communication systems, the research showed that w...
A 10-year-old schoolboy has been hailed as the new Mozart, with only four hours of practice a week and having had only f...
Sounds like raindrops falling into a bucket of water can be heard while climbing the colossal staircase of Mexico's El C...
A new study has revealed that the basic emotions in music can be universally recognised, Native African people who had n...