Because, New Scientist tells us, there are only six forms of music to have:

In his new book, The World in Six Songs, cognitive psychologist and former record producer Daniel Levitin argues that all music, from orchestral classics to thrash metal and tribal dance, can be grouped into just six categories: friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, ritual and love.

Cue the [...]

Here, this is science art you can try at home: Ordinary fluorescent lights + power lines = GLOW.

Really. You can do it yourself.

That work was inspired by Richard Box, who set up large installations of tubes-under-power-lines at University of Bristol. He describes the experience as even more otherworldly when you’re there in person:
‘You affect the lights by [...]

Because, New Scientist reports, it may have given us ours:

When genetically engineered into mice, the human DNA seems to activate genes in the budding wrist and thumb. Chimp and monkey versions, on the other hand, seem only capable of switching on genes in the developing shoulder.

While such evidence doesn’t prove that HACNS1 – as the stretch of DNA is [...]

So. Wired tells us it’s true – the roar of the sportscar kinda turns us on:

To test the theory that high-performance cars get people hot, Moxon had 40 men and women listen to recordings of the three Italian exotics and a Volkswagen Polo. Everyone had significantly more testosterone after hearing the exotics, and all of the women were [...]

New Scientist has joined the chorus of publications huddling around the cutest space invaders ever. Swedish researchers have just proved that tiny creatures called tardigrades, or “water bears,” survive just fine in the vacuum of space:

The creatures can survive intense pressures, huge doses of radiation, and years of being dried out.

To further test their hardiness, Ingemar Jönsson of [...]

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On Mar 16, Earth’s most sophisticated telescopes were briefly blinded by a flash of gamma rays. NASA scientists soon discovered that this… thing… was the brightest thing ever seen. There has been no brighter thing in recorded history. They named the gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B.

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If you’re one of those people who straddle the gulf between science and creativity (and I think, deep down, most people are, cf. 43 folders)… or if you’re just someone who likes finishing what you start… then this latest study in PhysOrg should be relevant to your interests. A team of Emory behavioral psychiatrists found that Zen meditation [...]

And we all just shifted back in time by 3.214 seconds. Did you feel that?