African elephants create low rumbles that travel through the earth, letting other elephants detect messages through vibrations.

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Louis Tomlinson's new album arrives in the shadow of his former One Direction bandmate Harry Styles' big announcement. It's a sunny, confident album.

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Sound of Falling weaves together the experiences of four generations of women living in the same rural stretch of northern Germany, and the secrets that have accumulated over that time.