The material resembles medieval chainmail at the molecular level and could be used in body armor. Chemists have invented a new material that could be the future of body armor — chainmail.

Yes, we know they sound like two medieval instruments of torture, but they are in fact devices that were built specifically for use in the studios to help artists tweak the sound of their recordings.

The action is accompanied by music suggestive of everything from Gregorian chant to folk song, played on reproductions of such authentic medieval instruments as a psaltery, a rebec, a minstrel’s ...

Stunning medieval wall paintings inside France’s Angers Cathedral remained hidden for centuries. But now, for the first time, conservators from the University of Cambridge’s Hamilton Kerr Institute ...

The Museum of Musical Instruments collects and displays musical instruments of European art music from the 16th to the 21st century. The museum's collection includes about 3,300 instruments, many of ...

New shows have been announced this week, including concerts from Sheryl Crow, Billy Idol, Joan Jett, Turnpike Troubadours, Ganja White Night, Lucy Dacus and MercyMe. The rock legend will be joined ...

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Joaquin Ayala of Winter Harp performs on a menagerie of strange musical instruments from medieval times, and none is more archaic than the monstrous organistrum. Grandfather of the hurdy-gurdy ...