News tagged with using tools

Prediction or cause? Information theory may hold the key

(PhysOrg.com) -- "A perplexing philosophical issue in science is the question of anticipation, or prediction, versus causality," Shawn Pethel tells PhysOrg.com. "Can you tell the difference between something predicting an eve ...

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (20) | comments 23 | with audio podcast feature

Chimpanzees use sex tools

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many animals are known to use tools, but chimpanzees (our closest living relatives) show the most varied and complex use of tools, and the males in one group of chimps have even been observed ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 05, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (16) | comments 10 | with audio podcast report

First ever photo of fish using tools

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper soon to be published in Coral Reefs reveals the first ever photographs of a fish, in this case the blackspot tuskfish, using tools to acquire their food.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 17 | with audio podcast report

Scientists discover fish using tools may be wide spread

Dr. Culum Brown, who recently made headlines publishing the first photographic evidence of a tusk fish using tools to smash open shells says, “There is an increasing body of evidence that suggests that ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Video shows tool use by a fish

The first video of tool use by a fish has been published in the journal Coral Reefs by Giacomo Bernardi, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Are fish much smarter than we think?

Fish are not renowned for their smarts, but new evidence suggests that they may even be able to use simple tools.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Google-Fujitsu join 'smart objects' alliance

Internet powerhouse Google and Japanese electronics giant Fujitsu have joined an alliance to promote the ability of objects from appliances to cars to communicate with one another online.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Flossing monkeys 'proof' animals teach tool use

Thai monkeys have been observed showing their young how to floss -- proof primates teach offspring to use tools, a Japanese researcher said Wednesday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0