The sound of droplets striking water: How cowbirds control two sound sources in the syrinx to create 'liquid notes'

Cowbirds are special among songbirds for the "watery" timbre of their singing, which resembles the sound of falling droplets ...
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WTF is Sony 360 Reality Audio and 360 Spatial Sound Mapping?

Not content just to support existing immersive sound formats like Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, Sony decided to create their own. Note: With Sony 360 Reality Audio being dropped by TIDAL, the future of ...

Some words affect us more than others. It boils down to how they sound

Not all words are created equal – and those that sound more surprising are more likely to grab our attention and stick in our ...

What makes a song sound ‘Christmassy’? Musicologist explains

Sleigh bells have long acted as convenient shorthand for composers to tell their listeners that this piece belongs to the ...
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The 12 best-performing Nottinghamshire primary schools going into 2026 - based on Key Stage 2 performance

The latest Department for Education (DfE) league table has revealed the top-performing Nottinghamshire primary schools going into 2026. Each year primary schools are assessed across a range of metrics ...