The physiological requirements for music existed from at least the advent of Homo sapiens 150,000 years ago. By the time humans dispersed f...

Given its existence in even the most isolated human cultures, it is highly likely that our musical capacities were already in place when our...

Music is not just about sound. Wherever you go, it is accompanied by movement, from Western nightclubs to African drumming or children clapp...

I am sceptical about the idea that music’s origins lie in sexual selection. That does not mean that natural selection has not played a role....

One of the major theories about the origins of music is built upon its strong similarity to language. Both share the purpose of communicatin...

“Music is a strange thing, I would almost say it is a miracle.” – Heinrich Heine Most musicologists agree that music – like dance, its c...