Music elites better table your ukuleles and unplug your theremins; science is bringing the noise with the newest in niche musical instruments. Or, more accurately, one of the oldest. A massive conch ...

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The conch shell, or Shankh, holds deep significance in Vastu Shastra and Hindu traditions, revered for its divine sound and ...

Scientists analyzing a conch shell believed to be the oldest wind instrument of its type in the world have released a recording of what it would have sounded like. The shell was largely overlooked ...

For the first time in more than 17,000 years, three mellifluous musical notes - close in tone to C, D, and C sharp - have reverberated from a conch shell modified to serve as a wind instrument. The ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Ayodhya, Jan 11 (IANS) Ayodhya will resonate with the sound of 1,111 conch shells during the Pran Pratishtha ceremony on January 22. According to the information provided by the culture ...

The sounds of Caribbean conch shells will be heard at a harbour in an art project intended to highlight Britain's colonial past. A sound installation by Turner Prize winner Susan Philipsz was set up ...

Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, were likely used as communication devices across the arid landscape. James Wainscoat via Unsplash If you were standing on the edge of ...

Varanasi: A series of religious rituals and many colourful activities were organised on Wednesday to mark the second anniversary of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham, which was formally inaugurated by Prime ...