A March 2025 music study reveals that someone's love of music might be more determined by their genetic makeup than they ...

This article was originally featured in MIT Press. In 2009, my research group found that newborns possess the ability to discern a regular pulse–the beat–in music. It’s a skill that might seem trivial ...

Ronan the sea lion can dance to a lot of different songs, but there is something about “Boogie Wonderland,” by Earth, Wind and Fire that really gets her going. It didn’t take more than a few days for ...

In recent years, scientists have created music based on the structure of proteins as a creative way to better popularize science to the general public, but the resulting songs haven't always been ...

Music listening is a ubiquitous and constant phenomenon in our lives. This desire is driven by music’s core effects on motivation, pleasure, and social connection. These effects promote health and ...

Many people have experienced music arousing emotions. However, music sensibility varies considerably; some people experience intense emotions, while others barely notice it. Subscribe to our ...

The evidence presented in the research on music and evolution, beginning with Darwin himself, 1 focusses largely on music's purported ability to support "mate selection, parental care, coalition ...

Liu, Y. and Luo, Y. (2026) A Corpus-Based Study of Musicality in Zhu Shenghao’s Translation of Shakespeare’s Four Great Tragedies. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 14, 425-438. doi: ...