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The early morning rain falling on the mountain was surprisingly cold for summer. Drops of water pattering down from lush ...
Why do couples grow apart? They are excellent at managing life, but forget how to be romantic partners. Couples must make an ...
As summer draws nearer and the temperature creeps up, many kinds of leisure beckon: swinging in a shaded hammock; tending a ...
The Strokes have dropped the tender, slow-burning single ‘Falling Out Of Love’ – the latest to be released from their ...
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What does a woman swimming in urine tell us about the state of the world? Lots! – Venice Biennale review
The theme of earth’s biggest art extravaganza – spiritual rest – felt wildly wrong for our crisis-hit planet. Thank goodness for the pavilions, from fake babies to hi-tech sperm banks to a chocolate R ...
Plant seeds can sense the vibrations generated by falling raindrops and respond by waking from their state of dormancy to welcome the water, new research shows. While the soothing pitter-patter of ...
The scope and ambition of Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling (now streaming on Mubi) earned it the Jury Prize at Cannes 2025, sharing the award with the similarly unforgettable Sirat. But where the ...
MIT engineers studying the effect of sound waves on plant reproduction have shown that elements within rice seeds evolved to detect gravity can “hear” the sound of raindrops impacting the water’s ...
We tend to think of seeds as passive objects waiting blindly for water and warmth. It turns out they are actively listening, sort of. Deep in the soil, the sharp, percussive sound of a raindrop ...
New experiments with rice suggest that the acoustic vibrations of falling droplets can jolt dormant seeds into growth, offering the first direct evidence that plants can sense natural sound. Plants ...
Seeds may come alive to the soothing sound of rainfall, sensing the drops while they are still beneath the surface, suggests a new study. A series of experiments at the Massachusetts Institute of ...
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