Music

Pet Shop Boys or Snoop Dog? Spotify releases personalised pet playlists © Getty Images

Pet Shop Boys or Snoop Dogg? Spotify releases personalised pet playlists

I’ve broken up with my ex. Why is listening to sad songs making me feel better? © Getty Images

I’ve broken up with my ex. Why is listening to sad songs making me feel better?

London parakeet 'crime map' rules out Jimi Hendrix release myth © Getty Images

Did Jimi Hendrix release parakeets onto the streets of London? Not according to new ‘crime map’ study

'Uncertainty and surprise' the scientific secret to enjoying pop music (Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison of The Beatles © PA)

‘Uncertainty and surprise’ the scientific secret to good pop music

Nervous about surgery? Soft music could be the new sedative © Getty Images

Nervous about surgery? Soft music could be the new sedative

Human brains tuned to hear music © Getty Images

Human brains naturally tuned to hear music

Snowball the dancing cockatoo can bust out 14 different dance moves

Snowball the dancing cockatoo can bust out 14 different dance moves

rock-animals

Nine animals named after rock bands

Music helps to build the brains of premature babies © Stéphane Sizonenko - UNIGE HUG

Music helps to build the brains of premature babies

Space music: 10 of the best songs about space

Space music 10 of the best songs about space

The song ‘Baby Shark’ is constantly stuck in my head and it’s driving me crazy. How can I get rid of it? © Dan Bright

Everyday science

The song ‘Baby Shark’ is constantly stuck in my head and it’s driving me crazy. How can I get rid of it?

Animal musicality: 9 unexpected effects of music on animals © Getty Images

Now that’s what I call miaow-sic! 9 unexpected effects of music on animals

Artificial Intelligence creates never-ending death metal © Getty Images

Artificial Intelligence creates never-ending death metal

What does listening to heavy metal do for me? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Reality Check Is heavy metal bad for your mental health?

Freddie Mercury of Queen © Paul Natkin/WireImage

Freddie Mercury Why did the Queen frontman sound so good?