Human babies may not be the only species in the animal kingdom to babble. According to a new study, bonobos, which are humans' closest primate relatives, communicate through high-pitched sounds that ...

Before there was a thriving aboveground house scene in Colorado, the Centennial State’s electronic-music offerings were ruled by a cohort of bass-heads, ranging from drippy psychedelia, Á la Tipper, ...

You're listening to WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. Time now for your letters. First a correction from our July 1st show. In my essay that week, I spoke about a former military recruiter Raymond J.

Babies sometimes laugh and sometimes cry. It doesn’t take a genius to decode the meaning of these sounds. But it isn’t quite as straightforward to decipher the meaning, if any, of an infant’s babbles.

Five albums into his recording career, British electronic musician Bonobo has mastered the dichotomy between studio recording and live performance. “I don’t really let the studio process be informed ...

Scholars have long wondered whether humans are unique in their use of laughter. There is little doubt that all of our close genetic relatives—chimps, gorillas, and orangutans—use some form of laughter ...

Performing under the stage name Bonobo, British DJ and composer Simon Green crafts ambient, orchestral soundscapes with an ear toward lush elegance. "It's informed by many different aspects of the ...