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Researchers used AI to study more than 116,000 birdsong recordings from over 3,000 species and discovered that despite their huge variety, birdsongs across the world are built from only eight basic acoustic building blocks

Researchers used AI to study more than 116,000 birdsong recordings from over 3,000 species and discovered that despite their huge variety, birdsongs across the world are built from only eight basic acoustic building blocks

According to the research, a birdsong is shaped by both evolution and the environment. (Nature TTL) Birds may sound different depending, but scientists have now found that many of their songs are built from the same basic set of sound patterns. A new global study has identified eight recurring motifs that appear in the songs…

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Quote of the day by Hulk Hogan: “If I have a problem with someone I talk about them. I don’t…” – a lesson on respect, accountability and keeping personal conflicts where they belong | World News

Quote of the day by Hulk Hogan: “If I have a problem with someone I talk about them. I don’t…” – a lesson on respect, accountability and keeping personal conflicts where they belong | World News

Disagreements happen to everyone, at work, at home, in public life. What actually separates a fair fight from an unfair one is often not the disagreement itself, but who ends up caught in the middle of it. Hulk Hogan, the professional wrestler, put a simple boundary around exactly that. “If I have a problem with…

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Scientists found that Japanese horseshoe bats living together in crowded colonies solve a noisy sonar problem by gradually shifting their echolocation calls to match each other’s frequency

Scientists found that Japanese horseshoe bats living together in crowded colonies solve a noisy sonar problem by gradually shifting their echolocation calls to match each other’s frequency

If many bats are sending out similar sound waves at the same time, their signals can overlap. (National geographic photo) Bats rely on echolocation to move through the dark and hunt insects. They send out high-pitched sound waves that bounce off nearby objects and return as echoes which helps them judge where things are.But when…

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Quote of the Day by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor who inspired Gladiator: “You have power over your mind, not outside events…” | World News

Quote of the Day by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor who inspired Gladiator: “You have power over your mind, not outside events…” | World News

Many people recognise Marcus Aurelius as the wise Roman emperor whose fictionalised character inspired Ridley Scott’s Gladiator. Yet long before Hollywood brought ancient Rome to the big screen, Marcus Aurelius had earned a place in history as one of the greatest Stoic philosophers and one of Rome’s most respected rulers. His private writings, later compiled…

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Ukraine killed 11 in tourist camp: Russia

Ukraine killed 11 in tourist camp: Russia

Russia claims Ukraine killed 11 people (Representative image) Russian authorities said 11 people, including four children, were killed by Ukraine in an overnight attack on a holiday camp in a Russian-held part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, accusing Kyiv on Saturday of deliberately attacking civilians.Ukraine did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ukraine launched…

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Samurai quote of the day: ‘You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain’ and a timeless wisdom

Samurai quote of the day: ‘You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain’ and a timeless wisdom

Samurai quote of the day by Miyamoto Musashi The samurai were the hereditary military nobility and warrior class of feudal Japan. Miyamoto Musashi was a Japanese swordsman, strategist, and philosopher born in the late sixteenth century. He is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished martial artists in history, having fought in over sixty…

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