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Scientists have translated the structure of a web into music

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Scientists in the US have brought the structure of a spider web to life by translating it into music – a technique that could help us communicate with spiders, they say.  The eerie piece of music, which lasts just over a minute, sounds like the soundtrack for an eerie dystopian sci-fi horror film. It was … Read more

No other language contains a word that can be translated only as ‘fair’

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There’s a word for it (but only in English): No other major language contains a single word that can be translated only as ‘fair’, linguist claims Capuchin monkeys proved they know the concept of fairness in an experiment In the early 2000s, they were given different treats for performing certain tasks The monkeys became mad … Read more