News tagged with intelligent creatures

Crows remember colours for a year: Japanese study

Crows have a long-term memory so good that they can recall colours for at least a year, a Japanese study has shown.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists say dolphins should be treated as non-human persons

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying dolphin behavior have suggested they could be the most intelligent creatures on Earth after humans, saying the size of their brains in relation to body size is larger than ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 06, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (120) | comments 59 | with audio podcast report




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Orangutan nests reveal engineering expertise

An innovative study looking at how orangutans build their nests has revealed that the apes use a high level of engineering know-how.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Could 'advanced' dinosaurs rule other planets?

New scientific research raises the possibility that advanced versions of T. rex and other dinosaurs — monstrous creatures with the intelligence and cunning of humans — may be the life forms that e ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (27) | comments 35 | with audio podcast

Tennessee seeks to question evolution in bill

US conservative Christians and science advocates are clashing again, this time in Tennessee over a bill that would allow debate in public schools over theories like evolution.

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 185

Groups are the driving force of human evolution, Edward Wilson says

Plays well with others. There’s a reason that attribute is lauded, and it turns out to have evolutionary roots.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Shrew whiskers inspire ground-breaking robot design

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Etruscan shrew, one of the world’s tiniest mammals, measuring around 4 centimetres long, is the inspiration for a ground-breaking new robot developed to use sophisticated whiskers ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Japan scientists hope slime holds intelligence key

A brainless, primeval organism able to navigate a maze might help Japanese scientists devise the ideal transport network design. Not bad for a mono-cellular being that lives on rotting leaves.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 5

Memory like a fish

(PhysOrg.com) -- Heard the one about the goldfish with the short memory? It is a commonly held belief that fish are the polar opposites to elephants. They always forget.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

What do animals 'know'? More than you may think

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rats use their knowledge to make decisions when faced with ambiguous situations, UCLA psychologists report.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 28 | with audio podcast

Study finds social networks promote cooperation, discourage selfishness

It turns out nice guys can finish first, and David Rand has the evidence to prove it.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Going with the flow: Biomimetic pressure sensors help guide oceangoing vessels

Since the 1970s, when early autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) were developed at MIT, Institute scientists have tackled various barriers to robots that can travel autonomously in the deep ocean. This fo ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


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