To the untutored ear, the trills and tweets of songbirds may just be pretty background noise. But some, it seems, have duetting skills similar to Frank and Nancy Sinatra. Researchers who studied cranebrake wrens in Costa Rica found that a parent and child take it in turn to sing the lines of their songs, learning …

It’s sometimes hard to pinpoint exactly what it is that attracts us to someone. It might be their confidence, or their sense of humour, or you might just like the way they look. A lot of research over the years has gone into trying to work out what it is that makes us fancy each …

What do people see when they search for you online? To control these results, you need a personal landing page. This hub lets you promote yourself to potential employers, advertise a freelance business, network with colleagues in the same line of work, or just help people contact you. While full-blown websites can encompass a sprawling …

After a year or two, your trusty smartphone may not race along at the same speed it used to. You might feel like it has slowed down a little, but before you go in for an upgrade, you should be more scientific about your hunch. To know for sure whether there’s a drop-off, here’s how …

Researchers from KU Leuven and the universities of Pittsburgh, Stanford, and Penn State (US) have identified fifteen genes that determine our facial features. The findings were published in Nature Genetics. Our DNA determines what we look like, including our facial features. That appeals to the popular imagination, as the potential applications are obvious. Doctors could …