Singing the science: Using karaoke to examine blushing

Researchers from the Netherlands and Italy are exploring the neural mechanisms behind blushing, using MRI scans to study the phenomenon in female adolescents.
Opera singers’ ‘whistle’ voice register debunked

Researchers from the University of Vienna in Austria and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Germany have debunked the myth that operatic sopranos use a “whistle” voice register for high pitches.