An international group of researchers has been studying the Peters’ elephantnose fish to try to find out how it can see in its murky habitat, and have discovered it has a unique system of crystal-lined cups within its ...
It would be a game-changer if all members of a basketball team could see out of each other's eyes in addition to their own. A research duo at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute has found evidence that this kind of collective ...
Plants & Animals
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The African elephantnose fish generates weak electrical pulses to navigate its environment. This localization sense bears an astonishing similarity to vision, as a study by the University of Bonn now shows. The study demonstrates ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 14, 2018
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The elephantnose fish explores objects in its surroundings by using its eyes or its electrical sense – sometimes both together. Zoologists at the University of Bonn and a colleague from Oxford have now found out how complex ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 24, 2016
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mathematicians in Manchester are hoping electric fish can give them clues to solving a fiendishly complex mathematical problem - which could in turn lead to better treatment for patients with lung problems.
Mathematics
Jun 19, 2009
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When dealing with disasters or searching for objects, robots or drones with cameras are usually used. However, conventional cameras are of rather limited use in murky, dark water, such as in a sewage pipe or a lake that is ...
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