A cavity in the middle of the rockhead poacher’s skull might be used like a maraca to produce sound, new research suggests.

A newly discovered exoplanet is rewriting the rules of what planets can be. Orbiting a city-sized neutron star, this ...

A musical instrument created in Guelph, Ont., has been thrust onto the international stage — or rather, screen. The instrument called Fron2 is featured heavily on the soundtrack for a Chinese art ...

Cast and crew breathing and vocalizing together. Banging giant metal plates in a London warehouse. Inventing impressionistic vocal colors for the Elizabethan era. Hiring a 90-piece orchestra to ...

Composer Jeff Scott. Courtesy of Jeff Scott's Instagram. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s Live at the Sheldon series was the best thing to come out of the renovation of Powell Hall, which left the ...

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit an essential talisman of freak music from 1994, a ...

Over 30 students battled it out at Northwestern’s first-ever music hackathon, BitCrush, on Saturday evening, performing familiar hits and original compositions with an unusual instrument: code.

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a new writing instrument that would also demonstrate a physical phenomenon," said an inventor, from Valley Village, Calif., "so I invented ...

Acclaimed musicians Jorge Arribas and Diego Galaz showcase their “magical planet” of unusual instruments as part of the Spanish Cultural Series, performing Sunday. ‘Very Sad’: Trump Slams Supreme ...

The Karolina & Iwo Duo have been described as “so well-matched it sounds like one instrument.” The duo will perform Sept. 14 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Courtesy photo With a repertoire that ...

Benjamin Franklin's haunting 18th-century glass harmonica was brought back to life in the 1980s. Benjamin Franklin's haunting 18th-century glass harmonica was brought back to life in the 1980s.