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Self-decapitating sea slugs drop their heads and regrow whole bodies
(10/03/2021)
To the envy of us humans, limb regeneration is common to certain groups of animals. But while it’s normally a leg here or a tail there, scientists have now discovered one of the most extreme examples ever found – sea slugs that volunta...
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Genetically-manipulated male mosquitoes could eliminate females
(17/06/2020)
Several years ago, we heard how scientists were looking at eradicating malaria-carrying mosquitoes by making the females infertile. Now they're going a step further, by eliminating the females altogether.
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Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly?
(12/02/2020)
It's no coincidence that some of the worst viral disease outbreaks in recent years—SARS, MERS, Ebola, Marburg and likely the newly arrived 2019-nCoV virus—originated in bats.
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Grey seals discovered clapping underwater to communicate
(05/02/2020)
Wild grey seals can clap their flippers underwater during breeding season.
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Cuttlefish eat less for lunch when they know there'll be shrimp for dinner
(05/02/2020)
When cuttlefish know that shrimp—their favourite food—will be available in the evening, they eat fewer crabs during the day. This capacity to make decisions based on future expectations reveals complex cognitive abilities.
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Learning makes animals intelligent
(08/01/2020)
Summary: The fact that animals can use tools, have self-control and certain expectations of life can be explained with the help of a new learning model for animal behavior. Researchers have combined knowledge from the fields of artific...
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Scientists pluck an anti-cancer compound from a common flower
(27/08/2019)
Feverfew is a common flower easily recognizable either from a home garden or the shelf of the local health store. For hundreds of years it's been used as a traditional medicine for migraines and other pains, though its actual usefulnes...
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Plants are going extinct 350 TIMES faster than they have historically, expe...
(26/08/2019)
Earth is seeing an unprecedented loss of species, which some ecologists are calling a sixth mass extinction.
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Bats use leaves as 'mirrors' to locate hiding prey in the dark using their ...
(06/08/2019)
Bats use leaves as 'mirrors' to locate hiding prey in the dark, reveals a new study.
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Rate of climate change is outpacing animals' ability to adapt says meta-st...
(06/08/2019)
Many animals commonly adjust to changes in climate by shifting behaviors such as hibernation, reproduction and migration in order to optimize the continuation of the species. Unfortunately, a recent meta analysis of over 10,000 studies...
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