Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

A pipe organ crafted some 1,000 years ago for Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity made music once more on Tuesday, as the instrument was unveiled at Jerusalem’s Terra Sancta Museum. It was hailed as ...

ROME — When archaeologist Giovanni Carboni first came upon the oddly shaped ceramic object during an excavation in a Roman suburb in 2006, he was baffled. “I said — please don’t write this, though, ...

A set of bagpipes owned by a French king believed to be the oldest set in the world has been put on display ahead of World Bagpipe Day on March 10. The pipes, displayed at Morpeth Chantry in ...

Deep underground, a natural cave was quietly transformed into a functioning musical instrument. Limestone formations shaped ...

Posts on Hackaday sometimes trend a little bit retro, but rarely do we cover hacks that reach back into the Bronze Age. Still, when musician [Peter Pringle] put out a video detailing how he replicated ...

If you've ever stumbled across a large conch shell at the seaside, you might have held it to your ear to listen to the sound of the sea. But have you ever considered playing it? Scientists in Spain ...

They think the musical instruments may have been used for religious rituals or just for fun! The discovery supports the thinking that humans followed the River Danube bringing technological ...

The first Gibson instruments, mandolins designed as an after-work hobby by company namesake Orville Gibson, date back to 1894. Headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitars, now one of America ...

The hurdy-gurdy is one of Europe's oldest musical instruments. A kind of mechanical violin, it uses keys and a crank, along with melody and drone strings. Some call it the medieval synthesizer, and a ...