Not silent yet; the shifting sounds of spring

Natural sounds, and bird song in particular, play a key role in building and maintaining our connection with nature – but a major new study reveals that the sounds of spring are changing, with dawn choruses across North America and Europe becoming quie…

Highways shape the sociology of cities

The development of transport infrastructure is a central issue for states, which spend billions to connect cities. But what is their real effect on the municipalities concerned? Researchers have looked at the evolution of the income composition of the …

Too assesses how well people read kids’ emotions

Psychology researchers have developed and validated a new tool for assessing how accurate people are at recognizing emotion in elementary school-aged children. The technique will facilitate research on understanding emotions of children — and highligh…

Baby seals can change their tone of voice

Hoover the ‘talking seal’ famously imitated human speech. But can baby seals already adapt their voices to sounds? Researchers have now studied seal pups only a few weeks old. The pups lowered the pitch of their voice when they heard louder noises. Thi…