Life Male wren more alert to female's song than his own Sing-a-long lover Not all male partners are bad listeners. When male plain-tailed wrens sing complicated interweaving duets with females, their brains buzz with so much activity that it's likely that they pay more attention to her contribution to the melody than their own. The same can't be said of females, however. Plain-tailed wrens ( Pheugopedius … 51¶¯Âþ
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Paddling through a fog of Arctic frost See more: To see the image this article refers to, keep checking Picture of the Day on our news blog Short Sharp Science FOR the past four decades, Bryan Alexander has visited the Arctic to record the lives of the remarkable people who live there, having adapted to winters without sun, temperatures that can fall … Regulars
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Mathematics as the raw material for art In a new Paris exhibition, prizewinning mathematicians team up with artists to inspire works that bring intangible concepts to life Mathematics – A Beautiful Elsewhere , Fondation Cartier, Paris, until 18 March IF YOU think of cosmology, you picture colourful nebulae; with neurology, intricate brain scans. But what does mathematics look like? That's what a … CultureLab
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