Evolutionary biologists and computer scientists have come together study the evolution of pop music. Their analysis of 17,000 songs from the US Billboard Hot 100 charts, 1960 to 2010, is the most substantial scientific study ...
Computer Sciences
May 5, 2015
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Green tea's popularity has grown quickly in recent years. Its fans can drink it, enjoy its flavor in their ice cream and slather it on their skin with lotions infused with it. Now, the tea could have a new, unexpected role—to ...
Materials Science
Mar 18, 2015
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As branding and advertising creep into almost every facet of life, a new study from the University of Colorado Denver shows it's now making substantial inroads into popular music.
Economics & Business
Mar 10, 2015
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A consumer survey showed the popularity of the iPhone 6 has driven Apple's market share in China to its highest ever while Samsung has continued to lose ground.
Business
Mar 5, 2015
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The email address as we know it was born when Ray Tomlinson introduced the "@" sign in 1977, since which email has continually grown in popularity as a communication tool for work and pleasure – until last year. For the ...
Internet
Feb 13, 2015
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Google's announcement that it will not provide security updates for older versions of its Android mobile operating system means that more than a billion users face growing security risks to their phones or tablets.
Software
Jan 19, 2015
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Scrolling through the comments section on a news site is like seeing a verbal war before your eyes. Internet trolls flourish in an anonymous world, so much so that sites like Reuters and Popular Science have done away with ...
Internet
Dec 8, 2014
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Music fans and critics know that the music of the Beatles underwent a dramatic transformation in just a few years, but until now there hasn't been a scientific way to measure the progression. That could change now that computer ...
Computer Sciences
Jul 24, 2014
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In the wake of recent off-shore oil spills, and with the growing popularity of "fracking"—in which water is used to release oil and gas from shale—there's a need for easy, quick ways to separate oil and water. Now, scientists ...
Materials Science
May 14, 2014
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Striking a Buzz Lightyear-like pose above is the winning design for NASA's Z-2 spacesuit prototype. The version, called "technology", was by far the popular vote in an online contest the agency held to choose between three ...
Space Exploration
May 1, 2014
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