If the universe was a soundtrack, we have been humming it our whole life. Every atom in our body, every star in the sky, every beam of light is part of a piece of music that never stops playing.

What's the physical mechanism behind the distinctive sound of a banjo? David Politzer — probably better known for his work on quantum chromodynamics than his passion for banjos — may not be the first ...

THE effect of Mr. Melde's pretty experiments with the vibrating stretched thread attached to one of the prongs of a tuning-fork is often spoiled to the spectators by the unfavourable plane of ...