NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave about singing gibbons, how tai chi might lower blood pressure, and why women get quicker benefits from exercise than men. It ...

It has long been a mystery why songbirds spend so much time and energy on singing. Now a new study shows that songbirds need to sing every day to keep their vocal muscles in shape. Females can hear if ...

Male songbirds have a new reason to hit the high notes daily: to woo their potential mates. A groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications uncovered a surprising correlation between male ...

Eli Conley is a singer-songwriter who specializes in helping trans people on testosterone re-learn how to sing as their voices change. If you've spent your whole life singing, and suddenly you have a ...

Every year in the Christmas season it becomes clear again that some people are amazingly skilled singers, like Mariah Carey and George Michael. Their singing can stir strong emotions. Singing involves ...