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Swinging birds play with rhythm like jazz musicians | New Scientist
At least a handful of species of birds swing as they sing, playing with the timing in their songs in a similar way to jazz performers A veery thrush, ready to join the band William Leaman/Alamy Stock Photo It … Continue reading
Watch Snowball the cockatoo show off the 14 dance moves he’s invented | New Scientist
Snowball the cockatoo can not only dance in time to music, he’s also invented a range of dance moves and can even combine moves like foot lifts and head bangs. The idea that we humans have lots of unique abilities … Continue reading
Why do blood types matter? – Natalie S. Hodge
It’s often said that despite humanity’s many conflicts, we all bleed the same blood. It’s a nice thought, but not quite accurate. In fact, our blood comes in a few different varieties. Natalie S. Hodge defines the four major blood … Continue reading
How the world could change after the coronavirus pandemic | Fareed Zakaria
The coronavirus pandemic is more global, dramatic and unusual than any crisis we’ve seen in a long time, says journalist Fareed Zakaria. Listen as he shares his perspective on how we can recover from the economic fallout, why certain countries … Continue reading
4 Ways Humans Are Still Evolving
When we think about evolution, we typically think about big changes that happened long ago, but we humans are still evolving! Hosted by: Olivia Gordon
How Diet Can Change The Way Sugar Tastes – ScienceBlog.com
The taste of sweetness is highly subjective. Photo: Pixabay The food animals eat can change how they perceive future food. This response uses the same machinery that the brain uses to learn, new research has found.Researchers at the University of … Continue reading
The Race to Test the World for Coronavirus
There has been a wide range of responses to the novel coronavirus as it spread around the globe. When the outbreak began, the World Health Organization called on countries to act quickly emphasizing the importance of testing. As countries continue … Continue reading
Sorry Hulk: Gamma radiation found ineffective in sterilizing N95 masks – ScienceBlog.com
April 11, 2020 by Leda Zimmerman The research described in this article has been published on a preprint server but has not yet been peer-reviewed by scientific or medical experts. In mid-March, members of the Department of Nuclear Science … Continue reading
COVID-19 is pretty nasty but maybe this is taking social distancing too far? Universe may not be expanding equally in all directions – The Register
Alternative headline: Here’s a bug report for cosmology By Katyanna Quach 9 Apr 2020 at 05:12 The universe may not be expanding at the same rate in all directions according to a study backed by the European Space Agency – a possibility that … Continue reading
You aren’t getting it’: farmer urges public to stay away from fields
A Scottish sheep farmer has pleaded with the public to follow the government’s guidance to stay at home in order to prevent putting farmers ‘trying to provide for the nation’ at risk of coronavirus. Speaking in a video posted on … Continue reading
Time alone (chosen or not) can be a chance to hit the reset button – Aeon
Thuy-vy Nguyen is an assistant professor in psychology at Durham University in the UK. Solitude has become a topic of fascination in modern Western societies because we believe it is a lost art – often craved, yet so seldom … Continue reading
On World Health Day, WWF Calls For A Halt To The Illegal Wildlife Trade And Forest Crime
This World Health Day, the world is grappling with the worst public health emergency in recent memory. The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has brought the link between zoonotic diseases – those transmitted from animals to humans – and wildlife trade … Continue reading
