One of classical music’s biggest mysteries – the inspiration source of the UK’s Edward Elgar’s theme for the ‘Enigma’ Variations – has reportedly been solved. The solution will be published in the winter issue of the Musical Times. A University of Leeds academic claims he’s conclusively solved the puzzle that the composer had hidden in […]
Verification of 22 Historic Climate Studies Pinpoints Patterns in Data Errors
We’re swamped with information about anticipated levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But the indicators vary wildly. A new study compared the historic numbers of 22 trendsetting organizations to actual findings and found out where data fouls up. The researchers compared the composite output of 22 leading global climate models with actual data. Many […]
So Called Healthy Chalk Streams Are Damaging The Environment± Scientists
English chalk streams are less healthy than scientists have thought and might even contribute to global warming, says a UK scientist. The scientist looked at plants in the streams and says they help methane to escape from below the surface into the air. Dr Mark Trimmer, who works at Queen Mary, London University told journalists […]
Parents Who Named Their Baby ´Friday´ Told To Rename The Boy By Italian Judge
An Italian couple that named their child Friday has been subjected to a court order to name the boy a different name. When they refused, the court took matters in their own hand and called him Gregory, after the saint on whose feast day he was born. The boy was born 15 months ago in […]
Monkeys as Smart as College Students at Performing Addition
Monkeys are as smart as average college students when it comes to mentally performing maths tasks. U.S. researchers from Duke University say they’re the first to have proven this. The researchers established that monkeys are capable of answering simple mathematical additions. "This is the first study that looked at whether or not they could make […]
Beethoven Specialist Vets Every Note Composer Wrote to Explain Meaning
A professor of music has examined every note of every authentic source of every Beethoven piano sonata to produce what he feels is the truest representation of the composer’s work. Professor Barry Cooper, a Beethoven specialist, has taken to revising all of Beethoven’s 35 sonatas in his three volume work. The revamped Beethoven also includes […]
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