Summary: A groundbreaking cross-cultural study has revealed that music universally influences bodily sensations and emotions, transcending cultural boundaries. Researchers from Western and East Asian backgrounds discovered that emotional and structural…
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ERS-2 buckles and bends during final farewell
Credit: Fraunhofer FHR Following a hugely successful mission and almost 30 years in orbit, ESA’s ERS-2 reentered Earth’s atmosphere at approximately 18:17 CET (17:17 UTC) on 21 February 2024. Predicting…
Excavation uncovers preserved wooden cellar from Roman period
Archaeologists from the Frankfurt Archaeological Museum have uncovered a well-preserved wooden celler in Frankfurt, Germany. During the Roman period, Frankfurt’s modern districts of Heddernheim and Praunheim, once constituted the Roman…
Why Doesn’t CPAP Reduce Heart Disease?
Circulating levels of angiopoietin-2 are associated with median CPAP pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea after coronary revascularization (linear regression slope 0.30, 95% CI 0.03, 0.57, p = 0.039). The shaded…
Virtual dissection fleshes out instruction in animal science anatomy lab
Sophomore Abi Ernat uses the interactive virtual anatomy system during at an animal science class. Credit: Iowa State University In a recent class session devoted to reviewing the components of…
On hot summer days, this thistle is somehow cool to the touch
In the mountains of southern Spain, one type of thistle plant seems to have built-in air conditioning. The flowers of the thistle Carlina corymbosa are, on average, about 3 degrees…
New Search Finds 85 Exoplanet Candidates – as Cool as Planets in Our Own Solar System
Astronomers have discovered 85 possible planets outside of our solar system, with temperatures closer to those of our own Solar System planets, potentially cool enough to sustain life. Exoplanet –…
OpenAI’s Sora, ElevenLabs, and the Future of Video Media
The evolution of video and audio entertainment took us from bards and roving entertainers to fixed plays supplemented by radio theater. That was our primary evening entertainment until TV, first…
Which countries should end the pumping of oil and gas?
The world will need oil and gas for a few decades more, so who should produce it? The Cop28 UN climate summit in December secured agreement from almost 200 nations…
