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What can singing mice say about human speech?

Speech is a crowning achievement of human evolution, the skill that separates us from every other animal. So, it would stand to reason that evolving this capability required some enormous leap in brain complexity. A study published in Nature suggests otherwise.

How to build cities for wildlife, not just people

In central Seoul, South Korea, a motorway once covered a buried urban stream. Today, that same stretch has been uncovered—a process known as daylighting—and this river is home to plants, fish and insects. This flowing water cools the city in summer and attracts tens of

Jawdropped – “Monday”

Jawdropped are moving up in the world. The charged-up young LA power pop band formed in 2024. Last year, they released their debut EP Just Fantasy, and we were into it. Now, Jawdropped have signed with Transgressive/Canvasback, and they’ve got another new track out in the

Ebbb Announce Debut Album Shallow Hits: Hear “Now You Know”

It’s time for new Ebbb to flow. Fresh out of Brixton’s vaunted Windmill scene, the London band has been putting out singles like “Home Ground” and “Book That You Like” in recent months. Now they’ve announced their debut album Shallow Hits, dropping this summer on Ninja Tune. It

Suspected hantavirus patients evacuated from cruise ship

The World Health Organization (WHO) said early Wednesday morning it evacuated three people suspected of carrying the rare hantavirus from aboard a cruise ship to Europe. Three other people on board the vessel have already died from suspected hantavirus infection, and one