Strike head of drum with palm of hand. Repeat. Yes, it's that simple. "Everyone has an inner rhythm," says Larry J. Gatti, a longtime drummer. "Your heart beats in rhythm -- it better!" But the simple ...

Living organisms aren't the only things that evolve over time. Cultural practices change, too, and in recent years social scientists have taken a keen interest in understanding this cultural evolution ...

Chimpanzees Drum With Regular Rhythm When They Beat on Tree Trunks, a Form of Ancient Communication Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a new study shows. Chimpanzees ...

Milwaukee Public Schools created a viral video featuring a popular drum beat to promote high school enrollment. The video shows dancer Christopher Gilbert, his mother, and students dancing to the "MPS ...

The beat goes on. And has, probably, since our earliest ancestors first felt a thumping in their chests, that their hands slapped together could duplicate the rhythm. Since then, and even today, we ...