This story is adapted from Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution's Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction, by David George Haskell. I first held a violin in my late forties.

At Denver's main animal shelter, roughly 300 animals hang out, hoping to get adopted. Entering one room, you’ll find Leilani, a boxer, Milk Dud, a pit bull and at the end of a row of enclosures, a ...

Cows may not 'love' jazz, but research suggests they respond positively to its calming qualities. Slow tempos and gentle rhythms, common in jazz, reduce stress and agitation in livestock, leading to ...