Jessica Irvine 
Did you ever wonder what seismic activity or ocean pollution sounds like? Scientists have found that patterns in data can be transformed into sound and even music. This week, two different performances demonstrated how patterns in data can sometimes become more interesting when they’re presented as music. Old Faithful was one of the sources of …
The scheme of in-situ photocatalytic film on 3D-printed polymer as an efficient purification application. Credit: IOCAS A research team led by Prof. Zhang Dun from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) has developed a novel in-situ growth, bismuth oxyiodide (BiOI) film on a 3D-printed polymer substrate through successive ion layer adsorption …
UQ researchers recorded humpback whales off the Queensland coast for the study. Credit: The University of Queensland A University of Queensland study has found humpback whales sing louder when the wind is noisy, but don’t have the same reaction to boat engines. Research lead Dr. Elisa Girola from UQ’s Faculty of Science said this quirk …
Sign up for a full digest of all the best opinions of the week in our Voices Dispatches email Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter A new study has found that deep sleep, also known as non-REM slow-wave sleep, can act as a “cognitive reserve factor” to increase resilience against the key factor …
An artist’s impression of a dusty region around a black hole. The most dust-enshrouded black holes can completely stop X-rays and visible light escaping, but the same dust can be heated by a growing black hole and will glow brightly at infrared wavelengths. Credit: ESA/NASA, the AVO project and Paolo Padovani Astronomers have found that …
Get the best opinions of the week delivered to your inbox with our Voices Dispatches email Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter Scientists have discovered a peculiar 7,000-year-old stone road buried under a layer of sea mud in the submerged remains of an ancient settlement off the coast of Croatia. The road, part …
Fields and forests destroyed by wildfires in Alberta in western Canada on May 10, 2023. A lull in high temperatures brought some relief on Wednesday from wildfires in Alberta in western Canada as reinforcements arrived to help battle the blazes. In total, 76 forest and brush fires remained active in the province compared to 110 …
It is possible to discover a new species out in the field, but it is more likely to occur within the four walls of a museum. Curators and biologists alike will find treasure troves here, many containing specimens that have long since disappeared from our blue planet. I would be lying to you if I …
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule Revision (LCRR) costs $335 million to implement while generating $9 billion in health benefits annually—far exceeding the EPA’s public statements that the LCRR generates $645 million in annual health benefits, according to a new study from researchers at Harvard T.H. …
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain University of Maryland researchers have found that a cute kitten in an Instagram post could influence a shopper to add a product to their list. The researchers have created the Cuteness Attributes Taxonomy, which lists 15 attributes that determine cuteness. The University’s Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security’s Emotions in …