A Bird’s Brain Holds Clues to the Sounds of Music

The neurobiologist Erich Jarvis studies the few species capable of speech. He has long hoped to genetically engineer an ...

Edinburgh's Floral Clock, A Moray Firth Sea Adventure and Sonic Postcards

If you’ve been in Edinburgh recently, you may have spotted the Floral Clock in West Princess Street Gardens. It’s the oldest ...

Wildlife Encounters, a Floral Clock and Sonic Postcards

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Trump's massive July 4 firework show raises health alarms and environmental concerns

Washington is preparing to host the world's largest fireworks display on the US' 250th birthday, but the event could have ...

Why Do the Minions Sound Like That? How Six Semitones, Random Menu Items and Rosamund Pike Helped Create the Minionese Language

Despite having voiced almost every single Minion since the yellow creatures’ grand cinematic entrance in 2010’s “Despicable ...

He survived a Speedo. 20 years later, Sarasota dolphin is still making waves

Two decades after he made international headlines for a run-in with a Speedo, a Sarasota dolphin is helping researchers ...
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The Dolphin in Macclesfield keeps licence with noise conditions

A Macclesfield pub has been ordered to draw up a noise management plan and supervise customers leaving at closing time ...
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He survived a Speedo; 20 years later, Scrappy the Sarasota dolphin is still making waves

Editor's note: The story was originally published by the Suncoast Searchlight. Two decades ago this summer, a bottlenose dolphin made international headlines after he was spotted swimming through ...