Phonetic convergence, or phonetic imitation, is a form of speech production in which a talker's speech becomes similar to that of the person with whom they are speaking. In a recent article published in the journal Speech ...
Social Sciences
Oct 3, 2022
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A new Northwestern University study suggests sex hormones differentiate hearing in male versus female brains.
Plants & Animals
Nov 26, 2021
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A species of roundworm that is widely used in biological research can sense and respond to sound, despite having no ear-like organs, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 22, 2021
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New Jersey environmental authorities are working to identify the bacteria that appears to be killing fish in several waterways.
Ecology
Apr 6, 2021
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On a beach in North Carolina, researchers have been poking and prodding the sand to study how moisture levels affect sounds as they move across the environment.
Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2020
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New sonar technology is as disruptive to sperm whales as existing sonar technology, according to new research led by the University of St Andrews.
Ecology
Apr 9, 2020
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At a time when ocean noise is receiving increased global attention, researchers at Oregon State University and NOAA have developed an effective method to use an underwater robotic glider to measure sound levels over broad ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 20, 2019
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A low rumble thrums through the deck as Tacoma, a 5,000-ton ferry, makes its run across Puget Sound from Seattle to Bainbridge Island. Standing near the railing, Colin McCann, a legislative analyst for Washington State Ferries, ...
Ecology
Oct 23, 2019
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Ten years ago, ESA launched one of its most innovative satellites. GOCE spent four years measuring a fundamental force of nature: gravity. This extraordinary mission not only yielded new insights into our gravity field, but ...
Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2019
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For the last decade, scientists have been making giant leaps in their ability to build and control systems based on the bizarre rules of quantum mechanics, which describe the behavior of particles at the subatomic scale.
Quantum Physics
Nov 22, 2018
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