Why do some melodies feel instantly right, balanced, memorable and satisfying, even if you have never heard them before? New research from the University of Waterloo suggests that more than creativity ...

“Our goal was to build a clear mathematical bridge between abstract algebra and the experience of listening to music,” said study co-author Olga Ibragimova. “When we think of melodies as shapes we can ...

Snowflakes, nature's tiny artworks, owe their six-sided symmetry to the hexagonal arrangement of water molecules in ice. As ...

Ancient Greek philosophers envisioned a fourth continent across the Atlantic, anticipating America centuries before Columbus.

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The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is a prestigious competition featuring talented high school students from ...

Social media comparisons between ChatGPT and Sarvam AI logos have reignited a debate on originality in AI branding.

Imagine a "smart fluid" whose internal structure can be rearranged just by changing temperature. In a new study published in Matter, researchers report a way to overcome a long-standing limitation in ...

Why do some melodies feel instantly right, balanced, memorable and satisfying, even if you have never heard them before? New research from the ...

Laser shockwaves convert carbon nanotube films into multilayer graphene without external heating, boosting thermal ...