Tired of flipping through the radio dial? Internet radio service TuneIn is offering a way to see which songs have just started on 100,000 radio stations around the world, allowing you to listen in soon after the tune starts.
Internet
May 7, 2014
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Voting for the Eurovision Song Contest has been scrutinised by statistics experts at UCL and Imperial College London, who have found that musical talent is unlikely to be the only element that wins scores – but that the ...
Mathematics
May 1, 2014
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Major record labels are suing Internet radio giant Pandora for copyright infringement for using songs recorded before 1972 without paying license fees.
Business
Apr 17, 2014
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You wouldn't hear the mating song of the male fruit fly as you reached for the infested bananas in your kitchen. Yet, the neural activity behind the insect's amorous call could help scientists understand how you made the ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 20, 2014
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Since Darwin's observations we thought that bird songs were a male trait for courting with females who were drawn to the most seductive male song.
Plants & Animals
Mar 5, 2014
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It happens to nearly everyone: A song—let's say Abba's "Waterloo"—is stuck in your head and just won't go away.
Other
Jan 31, 2014
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There's no shortage of music subscription services that offer unlimited streaming for a monthly fee. The conceit of the latest offering, Beats Music, is that its playlists and other recommendations are curated by warm-blooded ...
Internet
Jan 29, 2014
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The several variables in the song of every male spectacled warbler could play a crucial role in the mating, defending territory and recognition between individuals of this species. Studying their acoustic signals will help ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 14, 2014
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Like humans, some song sparrows are more effusive than others, at least when it comes to defending their territories. New findings from the University of Washington show that consistent individual differences exist not only ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 3, 2013
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Most songbirds learn their songs from an adult model, mostly from the father. However, there are relatively large differences in the accuracy how these songs are copied. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2013
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