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Birdsong Pleasantness: Why do some birdsongs sound better than others? A study of 123 songs in Germany links pleasantness to pitch, bandwidth, and complexity

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[ad_1] For centuries, poets have been fixated on birdsong. They called it nature’s closest approximation to music. John Keats was obsessed with the nightingale’s ‘full-throated ease’, while Percy Bysshe Shelley imagined the skylark pouring forth an ‘unpremeditated art’ of ‘shrill delight’ from the heavens. William Wordsworth heard more than a call in the cuckoo; it…

New Zealand’s world’s heaviest parrot was on the brink with only 51 birds left; now after decades of intensive conservation by wildlife experts, its population has surged to 325 |

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[ad_1] New Zealand’s critically endangered kākāpō, the world’s heaviest parrot, has reached a remarkable conservation milestone after decades of intensive efforts to pull the species back from the brink of extinction. Its population has climbed to 325 birds after 90 chicks from the 2026 breeding season were officially added to the count, marking the highest…

Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer likely to attend BCCI meeting to review India’s dismal UK tour | Cricket News

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[ad_1] MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has called a review meeting with head coach Gautam Gambhir, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and Centre of Excellence (CoE) head VVS Laxman at its Mumbai headquarters on Thursday to assess India’s recent performances and discuss the team’s roadmap going forward.There is also a possibility…

A 16-year interlude: Shannon Rowbury’s wait for Olympic justice & her medal | More sports News

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[ad_1] KOLKATA: For Shannon Rowbury, the 2012 London Olympics never really ended.The US middle-distance runner finished sixth in the women’s 1500m final that night, believing she had missed out on an Olympic medal. But what followed over the next 13 years was the unravelling of one of the most tainted races in Olympic history.Turkey’s Asli…

Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking: “I believe the simplest explanation is, there is no God. No one created the universe and…” – a profound reflection on life, death and the universe |

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[ad_1] Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking Few questions have occupied the human mind for quite as long as why the universe exists, and whether human life actually has any real purpose. For centuries, people have approached these questions through religion, philosophy and science, often arriving at genuinely very different conclusions. Stephen Hawking, one…

Pakistan cricket in turmoil: PCB selector demands inquiry into Imam-ul-Haq injury after opener didn’t bat at Lord’s | Cricket News

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[ad_1] A senior member of Pakistan’s selection committee has questioned the seriousness of Imam-ul-Haq’s calf injury and called for an inquiry after the opener did not bat in either innings during Pakistan’s 194-run defeat to England in the second Test at Lord’s.Aaqib Javed, who is part of Pakistan’s four-member selection panel, said the Pakistan Cricket…

Sourav Ganguly to attend BCCI AGM on September 18 in Mumbai | Cricket News

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[ad_1] MUMBAI: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will attend the BCCI Annual General Meeting on September 18 at the BCCI HQ here, as the representative of the Bengal Cricket Association, of which he is the president.31 out of 35 state units will attend the BCCI AGM, with four state associations being left unrepresented due to…

New England has battled invasive green crabs for more than 200 years; now people are eating the destructive species in a bid to protect shellfish, wetlands and coastal ecosystems

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[ad_1] Since time immemorial, humans have been consuming food derived from the land, air and water. From vegetables and birds to even crabs, there is not much we have not used to survive on. But currently, people in New England are feasting on green crabs not to survive themselves but to help the native species…

140 kmph, Rs 21.5 lakh and a dream: Shubham Gautam’s rise from Narora | Cricket News

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Shubham Gautam hails from Narora, a town located on the banks of the Ganga River in the Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh. Narora is famous for its nuclear power plant, operated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL).In the NPCIL campus, Ankit Kumar Rajput runs a cricket academy, where he…

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In 2014, India made mid-tour coaching shake-up during England tour, brought in Ravi Shastri and new assistant coaches; how did MS Dhoni’s team perform then? Revisiting as Pakistan tear up Test squad, drop seven players and two coaches after going 0-2 down in England | Cricket News

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[ad_1] Sarfaraz Ahmed, Babar Azam (left), and MS Dhoni, Ravi Shastri Pakistan pushed the panic button and made major changes to their Test setup after losing the first two Tests against England, dropping seven players and replacing two members of the coaching staff ahead of the third and final Test in Birmingham.After a 194-run defeat…