The lyrics of English-language songs have become simpler and more repetitive over the past 40 years, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2024
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Physicists from Forschungszentrum Jülich and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have uncovered that Josephson tunnel junctions—the fundamental building blocks of superconducting quantum computers—are more complex ...
Superconductivity
Feb 14, 2024
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A new study of the Turku PET Center in Finland has shown that music evokes similar emotions and bodily sensations around the world.
Social Sciences
Jan 30, 2024
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Atoms can absorb and reemit light—this is an everyday phenomenon. In most cases, however, an atom emits a light particle in all possible directions—recapturing this photon is, therefore, quite hard.
Optics & Photonics
Jan 16, 2024
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A new study, published in PLOS ONE, has uncovered a remarkable connection between individuals' musical preferences and their moral values, shedding new light on the profound influence that music can have on our moral compass.
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2023
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Music can take on many forms in cultures across the globe, but Yale researchers have found in a new study that some themes are universally recognizable by people everywhere with one notable exception—love songs.
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2023
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Earth's surface is covered by plants. They make up the majority of biomass on land and exhibit a wide range of diversity, from mosses to trees. This astounding biodiversity came into existence due to a fateful evolutionary ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2023
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A group of Japanese and Peruvian archaeologists have discovered the 3,000-year-old tomb of a priest alongside ceramic offerings in northern Peru.
Archaeology
Aug 28, 2023
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Children do better at math when music is a key part of their lessons, an analysis of almost 50 years of research on the topic has revealed.
Mathematics
Jun 29, 2023
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Liking certain things or styles is an important aspect of peoples' identities and social lives. Tastes can influence the ways humans act and judge. How to best describe musical taste reliably is—due to the ever-changing ...
Social Sciences
Jun 7, 2023
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