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• Cry analyzer seeks clues to babies' health
• Writing computer programs using ordinary language: Systems convert ordinary language to code
• Discovery of a strange new snow scorpionfly species in Alaska helped by Facebook
• Stellar monsters do not collide: No hope for a spectacular catastrophe
• Bioluminescence reveals deep-water motion in the Mediterranean
• What will the future hold for cyborgs, the fusion of humans and machines?
• Same beat set to different tunes changes walkers' pace
• Sharks stun sardine prey with tail-slaps
• New dig at Richard III site could uncover a group of headless friars

Cry analyzer seeks clues to babies' health Posted: 11 Jul 2013 10:56 AM PDT Researchers have developed a new tool that analyzes the cries of babies, searching for clues to potential health or developmental problems. Slight variations in cries, mostly imperceptible to the human ear, can be a "window into the brain" that could allow for early intervention.

Writing computer programs using ordinary language: Systems convert ordinary language to code Posted: 11 Jul 2013 10:56 AM PDT Researchers have demonstrated that, for a few specific tasks, it's possible to write computer programs using ordinary language rather than special-purpose programming languages. The work may be of some help to programmers, and it could let nonprogrammers manipulate common types of files -- like word-processing documents and spreadsheets -- in ways that previously required familiarity with programming languages.

Discovery of a strange new snow scorpionfly species in Alaska helped by Facebook Posted: 11 Jul 2013 08:34 AM PDT Researchers have discovered a strange new insect on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. It belongs to an enigmatic group that might help scientists understand the evolutionary origin of the Fleas.

Stellar monsters do not collide: No hope for a spectacular catastrophe Posted: 11 Jul 2013 07:31 AM PDT One might expect that collisions between the remains of monstrous stars, with masses reaching 200-300 times that of our Sun, would be among the most spectacular phenomena in the Universe. Perhaps they are, but we will unfortunately probably never have the chance to find out. Astrophysicists have discovered that the first such collisions will not occur until billions of years from now.

Bioluminescence reveals deep-water motion in the Mediterranean Posted: 11 Jul 2013 05:45 AM PDT In 2009 and 2010, the underwater neutrino telescope ANTARES detected an unusual phenomenon: the bioluminescence of deep-sea organisms suddenly increased, revealing an unexpected connection between biological activity -- bioluminescence -- and the motion of water masses in the deep ocean. Convective motion in the Gulf of Lion provides deep waters with oxygen and nutrients that boost biological activity.

What will the future hold for cyborgs, the fusion of humans and machines? Posted: 11 Jul 2013 05:41 AM PDT People composed of biotechnology are cyborgs, an amalgam of human being and technology. What direction are human beings, or should I say cyborgs, headed in?

Same beat set to different tunes changes walkers' pace Posted: 10 Jul 2013 03:29 PM PDT Personal tastes in music have little to do with how we keep time to a tune while walking, according to new research.

Sharks stun sardine prey with tail-slaps Posted: 10 Jul 2013 03:29 PM PDT Thresher sharks hunt schooling sardines in the waters off a small coral island in the Philippines by rapidly slapping their tails hard enough to stun or kill several of the smaller fish at once, according to new research.

New dig at Richard III site could uncover a group of headless friars Posted: 09 Jul 2013 08:51 AM PDT Archaeologists digging at Grey Friars could unearth a group of Leicester friars who were beheaded for treason by Henry IV.

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