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A Cockroach 'Collective Memory' Emerges From Their Social Networks, Study Suggests
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (678+ words) The collective memory of the tribe can be crucial to survival. For many animals, safety lies in numbers – and knowledge perseveres across generations, passing on migration routes, hunting techniques, or safe refuges through social learning. But not all collective memories…...
Mammals May Have a Hidden Limb Regeneration Ability We Never Knew About
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (342+ words) While human beings have some impressive self-healing capabilities, we're nowhere near the level of salamanders or axolotls that can resprout whole appendages – but might that change in the future? A team led by researchers from Texas A&M University have…...
We Finally Know How Bumblebee Queens Can Survive Underwater For Days
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (655+ words) The discovery that bumblebee queens could shake it off and emerge unscathed after more than a week submerged in water stunned scientists back in 2024. Now, a new paper reveals how they do it. Included in the bumblebee survival toolkit is…...
We May Have Bred Neurodiversity Into Our Pets, Expert Suggests
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1050+ words) I live with several cocker spaniels. They are smart and affectionate, but sometimes air-headed, impulsive and extremely sensitive. It's common for friends to describe my dogs as "having ADHD" as one of my canine whirlwinds whizz past. People are increasingly…...
Owning a Cat Could Double Your Risk of Schizophrenia, Research Suggests
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (683+ words) Having a cat as a pet could potentially double a person's risk of schizophrenia-related conditions, according to an analysis of 17 studies. Psychiatrist John McGrath and colleagues at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research in Australia looked at papers published…...
Chimps Can Revise Their Beliefs When Shown New Evidence, Study Finds
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (912+ words) Chimpanzees can change their minds when the facts no longer support their previous beliefs – a rational level of thinking that was once considered uniquely human. In a series of experiments designed to test the metacognition of these fascinating apes, psychologist…...
Gifted Dogs Show They Can Learn Language Skills Thought Unique to Humans
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (501+ words) Pooches, puppers, doggos – all these words mean the same thing. And, now it appears that the dogs themselves can connect similar linguistic labels, according to a new study from Eötvös Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary. This principle of "label extension…...
Fish Buttholes May Be The Reason We Now Have Fingers, Study Finds
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (549+ words) The reason we humans have fingers today may all be thanks to a fish's clacker. New research into the origins of digit formation shows that the DNA switch controlling finger and toe development got its humble start regulating the formation…...
Cephalopods Passed a Cognitive Test Intended For Human Children
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (954+ words) An eye-opening experiment on cephalopods reinforces why it is so important for us not to underestimate animal intelligence. A study published in 2021 presented cuttlefish with a new version of the "marshmallow test", and the results showed there's more going on…...