NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KUT listener Nell Newton and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The first world you might encounter is Numina, and stepping into it feels like tumbling into a bioluminescent wonderland.

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The human brain operates as a tireless prediction machine. It watches a dropped glass and anticipates the shatter. It listens ...

In a fun and interactive segment of What’s That Sound, host Dakotah Massie, General Manager of McWilliams & Walden Inc., ...

From The Velvet Underground and Nico to Revolver by the Beatles, these are the best and most perfect classic rock albums of ...

A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on show at Georgia Tech’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition this weekend.

An ancient Greek woman playing a double flute, or aulos, next to a reclining man. Credit: Basedakov, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are ...

The sounds of Afghan history are being erased to prevent music’s ‘moral corruption’ of the Afghan people. We can help keep Afghanistan’s music alive. Plus, Eliane Radigue’s deep listening, and the ...

Twelve large conch shells found in Spain may have been used as trumpet-like instruments, according to new research. Two archaeologists from the University of Barcelona, Miquel López-García and ...

From UFO sounds to Celtic drones, sitar twangs to Tex-Mex accordion, country music occasionally loved to get a little weird. Fiddles and steel guitars may define the genre’s twang, but every so often, ...

PHOENIX — The Musical Instrument Museum is giving visitors a chance to experience the world of music like never before. Located in north Phoenix, MIM houses more than 200,000 square feet of space, ...