A Bird’s Brain Holds Clues to the Sounds of Music

The neurobiologist Erich Jarvis studies the few species capable of speech. He has long hoped to genetically engineer an ...

I ditched third-party audio apps for this hidden Pixel setting that adjusts sound automatically

I've had my Google Pixel 9 Pro XL for well over a year, and I've always found the speakerphone to be a bit of a mixed bag.

Why Do the Minions Sound Like That? How Random Menu Items, Rosamund Pike and Six Semitones Helped Create the Minionese Language

Director Pierre Coffin voices all the Minions, having developed their voice and gibberish language with the help of 6 ...

Anna Meredith - Connect It

In Anna Meredith's body percussion piece 'Connect It' a variety of rhythmic sounds and movements are passed between the performers. This musical effect is known as a canon. A canon is where two or ...

Is it time for a ‘sleep divorce’?

Co-sleeping has lots of benefits. But if your partner’s tossing and turning keeps you up, it may be time to re-assess ...

Listen to Maddie + Triggs

BBC Sounds now. Welcome to the playful world of Maddie + Triggs! In this podcast series, a visually impaired little girl and her doggy best friend fin ...