Technology
Crowdsourced song lets the masses compose – one note at a time
A new site invites people to vote on which note should come next in a melody. Can a mob of strangers on the internet really create an enjoyable tune?
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Humans
Ancient whistle language uses whole brain for long-distance chat
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Mind
Substituting senses lets blind people take sonic holiday snaps
Culture
Health
Fine flavours: The unsuspected talents of your taste buds
Features
Imagine if we could play our sense of smell like a piano
Opinion
Health
Could everyday sounds be causing you hidden hearing loss?
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Health
Mice with hereditary deafness hear again thanks to gene therapy
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Health
The cancer sniffers: Dogs could be the best tool for diagnosis
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Life
Rats dream about the places they wish to go
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Environment
This single-celled bug has the world’s most extraordinary eye
It doesn't even have a brain, but a type of plankton seems to use the smallest camera-like eye to catch nearly invisible prey using polarised light
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Technology
Filtered existence: Are we ready for a mute button in real life?
Opinion
Life
Handstands and cartwheels turn dwarf mongooses into tough guys
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Earth
Ready for a smellfie? Photo tags map the smellscape of a city
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Health
Forget colour overlays – dyslexia is not a vision problem
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