Wild insects 'get old' before they die
Short-lived wild insects "get old—losing some of their physical abilities—before they die, new research shows.
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Black widow spiders dial up posture for survival and sex
A new study led by Western University's Natasha Mhatre shows that body dynamics and posture are crucial to how black widow spiders decode the important vibrations that travel through their webs and up their legs. Black widows ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2018
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Parrot genome analysis reveals insights into longevity, cognition
Parrots are famously talkative, and a blue-fronted Amazon parrot named Moises—or at least its genome—is telling scientists volumes about the longevity and highly developed cognitive abilities that give parrots so much ...
Biotechnology
Dec 6, 2018
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Dogs know when they don't know
Researchers at the DogStudies lab at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History have shown that dogs possess some "metacognitive" abilities—specifically, they are aware of when they do not have enough information ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 20, 2018
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What makes a good working dog? Canine 'aptitude test' might offer clues
The canine labor market is diverse and expansive. Assistance dogs may be trained to work with the visually or hearing impaired, or with people in wheelchairs. Detection dogs may be trained to sniff out explosives, narcotics ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2018
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Small-brained female guppies aren't drawn to attractive males
Female guppies with smaller brains can distinguish attractive males, but they don't recognise them as being more appealing or choose to mate with them, according to a new study by UCL and Stockholm University researchers.
Evolution
Oct 8, 2018
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Memory-jogging robot to keep people sharp in 'smart' retirement homes
A robot that reminds older people where they have put things and helps them exercise has been used by residents in three retirement homes in a trial to combat cognitive decline in later age.
Robotics
Sep 25, 2018
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Heritability explains fast-learning chicks
Both genetic and environmental factors explain cognitive traits, shows a new study carried out on red junglefowl. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have shown that the ability of fowl to cope with difficult learning ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2018
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Dangerous stereotypes stalk black college athletes
If you go strictly by the official account, heatstroke was the cause of death for University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair. McNair died earlier this year following a grueling practice in which training staff failed ...
Social Sciences
Aug 20, 2018
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Pigs form a visual concept of human faces
Contrary to previous studies, pigs appear to have better visual discrimination abilities than had previously been assumed. Cognition researchers from the Messerli Research Institute showed in a new study that pigs not only ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 17, 2018
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