As the mercury rises, the urban heat penalty grows, especially at night
City living has its perks: Live music, museums, trendy cafés and much more.
Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2021
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News tagged with music
Yusaku Maezawa: irreverent billionaire fascinated by space
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who blasts off for the International Space Station this week, is an irreverent space enthusiast who has made headlines for splashing the cash on modern art.
Space Exploration
Dec 6, 2021
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Music is more than sound waves: What you see and how you move, affects what you hear
When you hear a melody, your perception is formed by the shapes and movements you associate with it.
Other
Nov 19, 2021
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People listen to streamed music during specific blocks of time
A trio of researchers at Aarhus University and The Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg has found that people who listen to streamed music on online services such as Spotify tend to do so during the same specific blocks ...
Astroworld tragedy: How music festival organizers can stop big crowds turning deadly
A fatal crowd surge during a performance by US rapper Travis Scott on Friday night has become one of the deadliest live music incidents in recent years. Crowd crushes during the Houston show, which was part of the Astroworld ...
Social Sciences
Nov 8, 2021
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Researchers use classical music to make protein songs more pleasant to listen to
In recent years, scientists have created music based on the structure of proteins as a creative way to better popularize science to the general public, but the resulting songs haven't always been pleasant to the ear. In a ...
Other
Sep 29, 2021
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Drugs in river at UK's Glastonbury music festival harming fish: scientists
High levels of illegal drugs have been found in a river running through Britain's Glastonbury music festival site, endangering a rare species of fish and other wildlife, scientists said on Tuesday.
Ecology
Sep 28, 2021
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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 the effectiveness of these defenses by staging meetups, so-called ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2021
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Gas pipe workers find 800-year-old bodies in Peru
Peruvian workers laying gas pipes found the remains of eight people buried in a common tomb with food and musical instruments some 800 years ago, an archaeologist said Wednesday.
Archaeology
Sep 23, 2021
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Music download patterns found to resemble infectious disease epidemic curves
A team of mathematicians at the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind in Canada, has found that music download patterns resemble the patterns found in disease epidemics. In their paper published in Proceedings of the ...
