Dance

Life-sized papier-mâché birds are popping up in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, and they're quite a sight. By this we mean a sight you wouldn't want to see on a night hike. But there's more to these greater sage-grouse models than meets the eye.

The ability to pickup the beat in a song and predict its timing, even shaking your hips to it if you’re that adept on the dance floor, is thought to be skill unique to humans, but new research suggests it may well extend to the animal kingdom.

A team of scientists have reported the first large-scale investigation into the genetics of musical rhythm. The study homed in on nearly 70 genetic variants linked with our ability to move in sync with a beat.

Might it be possible that someday, an official might get you to dance around in order to confirm that you're really you? Perhaps not, but nonetheless, a study has determined that people's identities can be matched to their unique style of dancing.