
Researchers reveal top plant-growing playlists on Spotify
Is your African violet wilting, or is your aloe vera on the dry side? Maybe that stunted spider plant needs its...

Musician Manu Delago embarks on a concert tour by bike
Austrian musician Manu Delago is proving bands don’t need tour buses to go on the road. Last Friday, he and his...

Water-powered shower head speaker made from recycled plastic wins honors at CES
Whether it's podcasts, music or audiobooks, humans are streaming audio content now more than ever. Now,...

Radiohead dodges ransom request by releasing unheard tracks to benefit Extinction Rebellion
After an unknown hacker stole unreleased music from Grammy-winning Radiohead, the band published 18 hours of private...

Your favorite playlist has a carbon footprint
You would think streaming music is more eco-friendly than CDs, tapes and records, right? Afterall, there’s no...

These sustainable headphones are making a debut just in time for Earth Day
The Exodus headphones are The House of Marley’s first release in its new 2019 line of eco-friendly audio products,...

Fascinating Rapture installation explores the influence of sound on the human body
Surprisingly, while historically art has rarely focused its attention on the body’s auditory perception, in this...

Hungarian pianist gives the grand piano a sleek, modern makeover
The new piano does have some things in common with its predecessors. The mechanisms that create sound—the hammers,...

6 big-name musicians and bands who are helping to protect the planet
Musicians have sung about environmental stewardship and preservation forever. Think about Woodstock back in the...

Fascinating Hungarian House of Music Acts as an Instrument for Experiencing Rhythm and Melody
The building attempts to merge musical performance, education, comercial functions and the surrounding landscape...

Dome of Visions: Mobile Greenhouse Studio Boasts a Facade of CNC-Cut "Fish Scales" in Copenhagen
The mobile Dome of Visions greenhouse studio and temporary cultural center has set off on a two-year tour of Denmark...

Bang & Olufsen's BeoPlay H6 Headphones are a Design Lover's Dream
I travel all the time for my work as a design editor - and that means I never know where my next office will be....

Rock On! Playing Pop and Rock Music Around Solar Cells Improves Efficiency
New research out of the UK finds that solar cells actually enjoy improved efficiency when exposed to the pounding...

France’s Metaphone is a Solar-Powered Pixelated Music Hall That Vibrates with Music
The Metaphone consists of an open concert hall with capacity for 500 seats and 800 standing. The massive structure...

Beautiful Wood Records Created Using a Laser Cutter
Forget vinyl - engineer Amanda Ghassaei has developed a technique for cutting records into wood! Using a Epilog...