News tagged with alarm signal

For fish, fear smells like sugar

When one fish gets injured, the rest of the school takes off in fear, tipped off by a mysterious substance known as "Schreckstoff" (meaning "scary stuff" in German). Now, researchers reporting online on February 23 in the ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vigilant windows

Is someone sneaking around in front of the window trying to break in? Windows and doors are now being sensitized to suspicious movements: they can detect whether and how quickly something is moving. If it ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0