In a new study, researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego found that the background music in shark documentaries affects viewers’ perceptions of ...

Last summer, I took my niece shopping at an urban clothing store in New York City. While she shopped, I couldn’t help but notice the music blaring on the store’s speaker system—it left my ears ringing ...

Whether you're working the floor at a retail store or sifting through papers at a desk, a new study suggests you may want to start paying more attention to the music that's playing in the background — ...

Does background music encourage customers to buy more goods? Perhaps, but it depends on what day it is. In a study based on three supermarkets in Sweden, researchers showed that background music did ...