A mix of autonomous and top-down control manage the octopus’s limbs. With their quick-change camouflage and high level of intelligence, […]
Category: Biology
Research roundup: 7 stories we almost missed
Ping-pong bots, drumming chimps, picking styles of two jazz greats, and an ancient underground city’s soundscape Time lapse photos show […]
Scientists figure out how the brain forms emotional connections
Skip to content Neural recordings track how neurons link environments to emotional events. Whenever something bad happens to us, brain […]
Incredible shrinking clownfish beats the heat
Let’s get small The team observed 67 breeding pairs of wild clownfish—briefly caught and photographed for distinctive markings and measured […]
Carnivorous crocodile-like monsters used to terrorize the Caribbean
How did reptilian things that looked something like crocodiles get to the Caribbean islands from South America millions of years […]
Genetic-engineered bacteria break down industrial contaminants
Once that was done, the researchers started looking through the genomes of species that have been identified as breaking down […]
Cyborg cicadas play Pachelbel’s Canon
The distinctive chirps of singing cicadas are a highlight of summer in regions where they proliferate; those chirps even featured […]
Some flies go insomniac to ward off parasites
Those genes associated with metabolism were upregulated, meaning they showed an increase in activity. An observed loss of body fat […]
DNA links modern pueblo dwellers to Chaco Canyon people
A thousand years ago, the people living in Chaco Canyon were building massive structures of intricate masonry and locations as […]
Are these chimps having a fruity booze-up in the wild?
Is there anything more human than gathering in groups to share food and partake in a fermented beverage or two […]