Caterpillars use precise vibrational patterns to communicate with ants

If you were small enough to fit inside an ant nest, you would hear it as much as you would see it. The walls shiver with tiny ...
IEEE

Is Beijing Mandarin Stress-Timed? Examining Rhythmic Patterns in Spontaneous and Read Speech

Abstract: Chinese is traditionally described as a syllable-timed language. This study investigates the rhythm characteristics of Beijing Mandarin, across different speaking styles and compares them ...
Southeast Missourian

Music Review: Mumford & Sons finds a new folk rhythm on the collaborative 'Prizefighter'

Less than a year since the release of Mumford & Sons' long-awaited fifth studio album “Rushmere,” the English folk rock band is back with a sixth: “Prizefighter,” an introspective but still upbeat ...
AOL

University Research Reveals Queen's 'We Will Rock You' as the Catchiest Song Ever

Science is definitely more than lab coats and Bunsen burners. It’s also a dictator on the best music of our generation. According to MediaFeed, an independent digital media platform run by journalists ...
IEEE

A maximum entropy algorithm for rhythmic analysis of genome-wide expression patterns

Abstract: We introduce a maximum entropy-based analysis technique for extracting and characterizing rhythmic expression profiles from DNA microarray hybridization data. These patterns are clues to ...
Newcastle University

Circadian rhythm discovery

Scientists recreate the world’s simplest biological clock in a test tube, revealing how genes switch on and off across the day. An international team including researchers from Newcastle University ...