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Danger lurks inside the mountains where birds sing and insects chirp
If you come across a deep mountain without insects or birds, turn back immediately. Don't go alone.
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New technology
Scientists create stealth device inspired by insects
The leafhopper - a common leaf-eating insect that secretes small brochosome particles, could be the inspiration for scientists to create stealth technology.
Scientific application
Military school instructors build robots that can dance and sing and teach English
Bonbon - a robot 1.27m tall and weighing 40kg of a group of instructors at the Military Technical Academy can support teaching English, communication and singing and dan…
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Why can some deserts make strange sounds?
In some deserts around the world, sand dunes emit a loud, deep rumbling sound that can last up to 15 minutes and can be heard up to 6 miles (10km) away, this sometimes h…
Biology
Insects could inspire stealth technology
In science, even the smallest and seemingly insignificant creatures can create great technological innovations, like the hopper.
Oceanography
Humpback whales know how to 'learn' complex songs from different regions
Researchers at the University of Queensland (Australia) believe that whales have the ability to learn complex songs from different regions.
Environment
China first discovered coastal 'singing sand'
Singing sand - the area of sand that naturally makes sounds when the wind blows - reflects the unique beach quality of Hainan Island.
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Empress Dowager Cixi invited a 'singer' to the palace in the night, and the next day it turned into a corpse. What happened?
This 'singing child' lost his life just because of this hobby of Empress Dowager Cixi. What is the story like?
Animal world
Why do many birds sing only 'one song' for millions of years?
With our community, only 10 years have passed and many new music trends have been born. On the contrary, some birds like to sing over and over again the same 'music' fro…
Biology
Can plants sing and communicate?
to determine how plant life forms evolved compared to humans and whether they could sing and communicate.
Useful software
'Shazam for birds' app detects songs with incredible accuracy
Merlin Bird ID's machine learning-based Sound ID engine gives impressive results when it comes to recognizing individual bird songs despite noisy environments.
Animal world
The unexpected meaning behind the singing of birds
Every spring, we hear more birds chirping. Melodies from birdsong are often quite catchy, but they are not for humans. So what is the meaning behind these tunes?
Animal world
Birds sing like laughter, deciding on the sex of the offspring
This kingfisher has a special singing voice that sounds like people laughing. It often sings at dawn and dusk, like a hilarious alarm clock.
Animal world
First time shooting a scene of gorillas know ... sing
Using a special robot to invade, researchers first recorded an extremely rare footage of gorillas singing and even farting.
Oceanography
The male dolphin choirs to lure the mating female
The researchers observed male bottlenose dolphins 'singing' together, coordinated rhythmically, and simultaneously called out to attract female dolphins.