A Somerset zoo has started playing Classic FM to calm some of its more ferocious inhabitants - the lions and tigers - who enjoy listening to the station when they're relaxing. Big cats at a Somerset ...

"The most sensible explanation is that there is something inherently relaxing about this genre of music, perhaps resulting in the release of chemicals that bring about a pleasurable state of mind," ...

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Researchers attempted to answer that question by sitting 30 people, aged 18 to 80, in a comfy chair, one at a time, with noise-cancelling headphones on. On a desk in front of them was a slider, on ...

A 16 year old teenage girl playing the violin. She is performing in a black dress. She is looking down at her instrument with a serious expression on her face, concentrating as she plays. Many of the ...

Editor’s Note: Charlie Albright is a classical pianist and recipient of the 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2010 Gilmore Young Artist Award. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. The ...

Scientists have performed extensive feline tests to determine what music cats prefer when they're undergoing surgery, with Barber's Adagio for Strings coming out on top. The study, which was ...