Perseverance records the first ever sounds from Mars
For 50 years, interplanetary probes have returned thousands of striking images of the surface of Mars, but never a single ...
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Orb-weaver spider uses web to capture sounds
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Charlotte’s web is made for more than just trapping prey. A study of orb weaver spiders finds their ...
From ‘boops’ to ‘unks,’ how scientists are using fish sounds to conserve underwater ecosystems
Cows moo. Wolves howl. Birds tweet. And fish, it turns out, make all sorts of ruckus. Credit: Photo credit: Kieran ...
Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds, “GLUBS,” will help monitor changing marine life
Of the roughly 250,000 known marine species, scientists think all ~126 marine mammals emit sounds – the ‘thwop’, ‘muah’, and ...
How the brain filters out sounds
FRANKFURT. Bats are renowned for their echolocation skills, navigation using sound therefore: they ‘see’ with their extremely sensitive hearing, by ...
Filtering unwanted sounds from baby monitors #ASA181
SEATTLE, December 2, 2021 -- New parents often keep a constant ear on their children, listening for any signs of ...
Waterfall sounds used as a telltale sign of water loss
WASHINGTON—Waterfalls have a specific threshold of water flow that must be maintained to preserve their characteristic sound and appearance, according ...
Monkeys, guinea pigs and native English speakers have very similar brain responses to speech sounds
PITTSBURGH, November 19, 2021 – Speech sounds elicit comparable neural responses and stimulate the same region in the brain of ...
Researchers translate insect defense chemicals into eerie sounds
Sawfly larvae protect themselves by secreting cocktails of unpleasant, volatile chemicals intended to repel predators, particularly ants. Researchers can assess ...
How birds, mammals and children learn sounds
Alex the grey parrot, who famously asked “what color?” when looking in the mirror, had astonishing abilities to mimic human ...
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Climate change reveals unique artefacts in melting ice patches
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Danish astrophysics student discovers link between global warming and locally unstable weather
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The Cinderella Project: The right to see yourself in the mirror and like what you see
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Long-duration energy storage beats the challenge of week-long wind-power lulls
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Simple, inexpensive diagnostic technology to combat global threat of African Swine Fever
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Tiny robotic crab is smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot