Waves

A slushy wave off the coast of Nantucket, in Massachusetts

What a frozen day at the beach looks like when the waves turn to slush

Environment

Imagine heading down to your favorite beach, expecting to hear the crashing of waves, but instead hear silence and see slushie-like waves roll in off the Atlantic ocean. That’s just what happened to photographer Jonathan Nimerfroh on a very cold Nantucket morning.

Scientists taking closer look at how critical hearing is

Health & Medicine

Searching for impossible silence

Music Heard on Air for July 19, 2013

Music Heard on Air

US Navy Trombonist Composes Score for Viral Animated Movie ‘Maker vs Marker’

Global Hit
The World

New Year’s Resolution: A Cello Recital

Lifestyle & Belief

As 2012 drew to a close, we asked you to declare your creative New Year’s resolution. We heard from more than 100 ambitious creatives, including aspiring novelists, composers, and a poet-turned-singer.

Optimism and Female Power from Kenya Trumpeter Christine Kamau

Arts, Culture & Media

Guest DJ Mannasseh Phiri tells us about an exciting new trumpet player from Kenya named Christine Kamau. Her debut album is called “This is For You”.

Musicians from Germany and Senegal Collaborate for ‘Amanké Dionti’

Global Hit

Senegalese kora player Ablaye Cissoko and singer and jazz trumpet player Volker Goetze from Germany came together to bring out a new album called “Amanké Dionti.”

The World

Emerging Science Note: Nano Ear

Scientists in Germany have developed a nano ear capable of detecting sound waves six orders of magnitude below the threshold of human hearing.

The World

Building Music

The cities are alive with the sound of music, thanks to one man who unleashes the natural resonant frequencies of tunnels, churches and garages.