Even humans love a good mating call

It’s important to remember that we humans are simply animals. A very advanced species, but members of the animal kingdom nonetheless. We all need water, food, and shelter to survive, but we also share ...

This viral wireless dongle lets you share your audio on a flight - how it works

The Twelve South AirFly Pro 2 improves audio quality, streamlines connectivity, and makes in-flight entertainment much easier to enjoy.

Death Stranding 2 PC performance: How well does it run?

Perhaps most interesting about the PC port is the inclusion of Guerilla Games’ PICO (Progressive Image Compositor), an upscaler that is akin to Epic Games’ own TSR in Unreal E ...

Nvidia’s Open Model Super Panel Made a Strong Case for Open Agents

At GTC 2026, Jensen Huang, Aravind Srinivas, Harrison Chase, Mira Murati, and Michael Truell made a compelling case that the future of AI belongs to open agent systems, not just open models.

Humans and animals have the same preference in mating calls, citizen science experiment finds

The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers, and the euphonious melodies of songbirds all evolved as ...

Researchers discover humans, animals like the same sounds, proving Darwin theory right

Humans and animals like the same sounds, new research reveals, proving Charles Darwin correct. The findings show that people showed preferences for calls that other species find the most attractive.
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Which Mating Call to Choose? People Are in Accord with Bugs, Bats and Frogs

Citizen scientists listened to pairs of mating sounds from 16 different species, including male zebra finches, and selected their favorites. Photo credit: Raina Fan.

A.I. Is Writing Fiction. Publishers Are Unprepared.

Book publishing has few safeguards in place to prevent the unwitting publication of a novel heavily generated by artificial ...

A.I. Agents: They’re Fun. They’re Useful. But Don’t Give Them the Credit Card.

New A.I. bots can do more than just chat. They can edit files, send emails, book trips and cause trouble. A Vals AI employee using Claude Code to debug A.I. agents.Credit...Video by Manuel Orbegozo ...
Smithsonian Institution

Humans and Animals Have the Same Taste in Animal Mating Calls

Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...

South West storm-hit communities still recovering after wet and windy winter

Communities across Cornwall, Devon and the Channel Islands have felt the impact of severe weather this year. But why did it ...
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Living with the Triumph Bobber - long term review

Living with the Triumph Bobber - Long Term Review: I've now been riding the Triumph Bobber for a few weeks and I've got a pretty good feel for what the bike is like to ride in all sorts of conditions, ...