Early on in this disastrous Trump Presidential term, last February, 2025, I wrote one of these Future Hope columns about the ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Have you ever wondered why it feels so good to sing in the shower? Or why turning up the radio in the middle of a traffic jam and singing out loud can put you in a better mood? Singing does something ...

There may be a hidden benefit to using something that we’re born with: our voices. While humans have been singing forever, with some theories linking singing to the earliest uses of our voices, more ...

SINGING has provided a soundtrack to human history. Songs tell people about their past and their values. Ancient epics, which placed societies in mythic time, were sung or chanted. “I sing of arms and ...

The doctoral dissertation by Analía Capponi-Savolainen explores the singing experiences of 6–7-year-old first-grade children in a culturally diverse school in Finland's capital region. The ...

From boosting the brain to reducing pain, joining others in song can bring some wide-ranging benefits. It's that time of year when the air starts to tinkle with angelic voices – or ring with the ...

All of which makes for a pretty compelling case for having a hobby. But which hobby should you choose? That is, of course, an entirely personal decision based on your talents and preferences, but if ...

New research from UC Santa Cruz is finally giving you the go-ahead to sing in the shower as loud as you want. Because, as it turns out, you probably sound pretty darn good. Psychologists wanted to ...

Lemurs open mouths wider when singing higher notes They may tune vocal tract as trained human singers do Lemurs sing to mark their territories in Madagascar The singing also reunites groups and avoids ...