Computer scientists in Taiwan have devised a neural network program that can successfully classify a computerized music file based on its beat and tempo. The system could be a boon for music archivists with large numbers of untagged recordings and for users searching through mislabeled mp3 libraries.
When it comes to alcohol consumption and depression, a new study shows that heavy drinkers — but also teetotalers — have higher levels of depression and anxiety than those who drink moderately. The happiest people were those who averaged about two glasses of alcohol per week.
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A team of scientists has found a new planet which orbits the wrong way around its host star. The planet, named WASP-17, and orbiting a star 1000 light years away, was found by the UK’s WASP project in collaboration with Geneva Observatory. The discovery casts new light on how planetary systems form and evolve.
A specific genetic region that has been increasingly identified as the strongest genetic link to psoriasis has an even more significant role in the chronic skin disease than has been suspected, medical researchers show in a new study.
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As temperatures soar, scientists have been collecting data amid the ancient ruins that symbolize the birthplace of western culture. These data, combined with measurements from aircraft and satellites, promise to improve “urban heat island” forecasts to make life in modern-day Athens easier during heat waves.
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Researchers have developed a novel methodology to extract microRNAs from cancer tissues. They optimized a new protocol for extracting miRNAs from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues.
A trio of genes gives pooches their distinctive hairdos
A surprising find at the bottom of a well suggests that the ancient Romans may have planned to stay awhile
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Global ozone depletion by nitrous oxide; using dogs to better understand how social cognition evolved; we read from your Letters to Science magazine; and more.
A controversial new research paper examines a possible new mechanism for the development of very large linear dunes formed on the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.
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