Scientists at the University of Reading found that jaw movement disrupts the nerve signals responsible for mentally “practicing” a song. So, next time you’re stuck with an annoying tune, try chewing ...

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Researchers have mapped the long-range synaptic connections involved in vocal learning in zebra finches, uncovering new details about how the brain organises learned vocalisations such as birdsong.

What if you could listen to a song that can turn the worst day into the best? Well, you can, according to science. We all want to be happy, but as we know, that's not always possible. A ...

The study, published in Scientific Reports, analysed over 12,000 songs in the English language recorded over the past 40 years. The researchers looked at rap, country, pop, R&B, and rock genres ...

The most overplayed song in cinema history, according to science, is Montell Jordan's 1995 party classic 'This Is How We Do It.' ...

You're walking down a busy street on your way to work. You pass a busker playing a song you haven't heard in years. Now suddenly, instead of noticing all the goings on in the city around you ...

For humpback whales in the Pacific, their songs may be a solid indicator of the type of food that is swimming nearby. By listening in on their songs from year to year, a team of scientists found ...

Illustration image Pixabay An international team, led by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of St Andrews, and the University of Edinburgh, analyzed eight years of ...

KS2 Science: The Solar System from the TARDIS. videoKS2 Science: The Solar System from the TARDIS Floss, LC and Spark have a song and routine about where we fit in the Solar System, direct from ...