An exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt celebrates the glorious machines that gave us the soundtracks of our lives before ...

Digital music gave us the technology, and the freedom, to listen to whatever we want, whenever we want. But more and more people are going back to older, analog ways of listening.

A new study showed that regularly listening to music, whether its' from Sir Mix A Lot (pictured here) or someone else, is associated with lower likelihoods of cognitive decline and dementia. (Photo by ...

Music engages the brain in a way unlike anything else, and it can protect the brain against cognitive decline. It's as simple as just turning on the radio. Constant exposure to music is a defining ...

Listening to music can enhance our lives in all kinds of ways—many of us use it during exercise, to regulate our mood, or in the workplace. But can listening to background music while you work really ...

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has shed light on why so many students listen to background music while studying, and whether it helps or hinders their focus. Le by Dr. Lindsey Cooke, ...

At group listening sessions, everybody gets a turn to speak by choosing a song. By Tim Davis If you are the type of person who bides your time waiting for any conversation to pivot to music, who ...

Listening bars, often referred to as jazz kissas — where people can relax and listen to vinyl records carefully selected by a bartender over a high fidelity sound system — have been popular in Japan ...

We went to a listening session held in complete darkness.

In a previous column about the stress of working in an “open” office, I suggested that the popular practice of listening to music with earbuds or headphones not only cuts down on background noise but ...

Some may say that these are stressful times. There seems to be a gray blanket of anxiety hovering above us as we try to navigate just getting through the day. We ...