The Science of a Hit Song – Unlocking the Secrets of Musical Pleasure
Why is it that people find songs such as James Taylor’s “Country Roads,” UB40’s “Red, Red Wine,” or The Beatles’ “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” so irresistibly enjoyable?…
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Scientists Measure Mouse Personality and Map Traits to Their Genetics
Secret of Classic Belgian Beers: Medieval Super Yeasts
Better-Tasting Desserts: Complex Fluid Dynamics Update Century-Old Food Testing Method
What Caused Neanderthal Extinction and Were Our Human Ancestors to Blame?
AI Predicts Where and When Lightning Will Strike – Can Even Issue Alerts Before Storm Has Formed
Mapping Millet Genetics to Enable Better Varieties for Farmers in Developing Countries
Voters Skeptic of Media-Reported Polls – Agree With Polls That Favor Their Candidates
Scientists Thought They Knew Why Ice Was Slippery, but Researchers Found Surprises
According to Science, These Are the Factors That Predict Success
New research from Angela Duckworth of the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues finds that characteristics beyond intelligence influence long-term achievement. People often ask University of…
Scientific Study Examines Whether Video Games Lead to Violence
A new study finds that there is not enough information to support the claim that violent video games lead to acts of violence. The Contemporary…
Helpful Insects and Their Response to Agricultural Landscape Changes
We might not notice them, but the crops farmers grow are protected by scores of tiny invertebrate bodyguards. Naturally occurring arthropods like spiders and lady…
3 Issues Are Causing Americans Significant Stress – Here’s the Breakdown
Health care, mass shootings, 2020 election causing Americans significant stress. Stress about health care on par with stress related to mass shootings. A year before…
Atomic-Level Imaging May Enable Metals With Unprecedented Properties
High-entropy alloys, which are made from nearly equal parts of several primary metals, could hold great potential for creating materials with superior mechanical properties. But…
Artificial Intelligence Model Shows in Striking Detail What Makes Some Images Stick in Our Minds
What makes an image memorable? Ask a computer. From the “Mona Lisa” to the “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” some images linger in the mind…
It Seems There Were Too Many Meat-Eating Dinosaurs – This May Be the Explanation
A big problem with dinosaurs is that there seems to be too many meat-eaters. From studies of modern animals, there is a feeding pyramid, with…
Researchers Find the Last Neanderthal Necklace – Here’s What It Was Made From
Found for the first time in the Iberian Peninsula: an ornament with eagle talons from the Neanderthal Period. Eagle talons are regarded as the first…
Ancient Ecosystem of Alaskan Peninsula Revealed by Dinosaur Footprints
These trackways allow researchers to explore habitat preferences in high-latitude dinosaurs. Abundant dinosaur footprints in Alaska reveal that high-latitude hadrosaurs preferred tidally influenced habitats, according…