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Male octopuses guided through mating by female hormones

A receptor that’s used to find prey is also activated by progesterone. A two-spot octopus in its normal habitat. Credit: […]

Sperm gets lost in space; raccoons solve puzzles; the physics of folding a crepe; and more. This year’s winner of […]

The urine of chimpanzees contains high levels of alcohol byproduct, most likely because the chimps regularly gorge themselves on fermented […]

Skip to content tea for two and two for tea “Kanzi is able to generate an idea of this pretend […]

Skip to content Veronika uses sticks to scratch herself, suggesting scientists have underestimated cow cognition Far Side fans might recall […]

Next, the entire experiment was repeated with one key variation: This time, during the training protocol, rather than addressing the […]

Illustration of the 10 most common recorded dance movements. Credit: Lubke et al., 2025, PLOS One/CC-BY 4.0 They also analyzed […]

Let’s get small The team observed 67 breeding pairs of wild clownfish—briefly caught and photographed for distinctive markings and measured […]

Skip to content Most Metal Caterpillar Ever The caterpillars even tailor the body parts, nibbling away at excess material to […]

Is there anything more human than gathering in groups to share food and partake in a fermented beverage or two […]