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How Evolution Shaped Consciousness in AnimalsScientists now believe consciousness is not exclusive to humans. Research suggests it evolved gradually in animals, allowing them to evalua...- Why Some Animals Live Alone While Others Form Complex Societies: The Genetic FactorRecent studies reveal that changes in gene regulation, not just gene sequences, are crucial for the evolution of animal social behavior. Co...
- Experts Studying Animal Intelligence Across Species Are Finding Patterns No One ExpectedA new special issue in Acta Ethologica explores the diverse ways animals think, learn, and interact, revealing 'intellectual biodiversity' ...
- The Animal That Edits Its Own Genes After They’re WrittenOctopuses possess a unique ability to rewrite their genetic messages. They extensively edit RNA after its creation, altering instructions b...
- How Do Jellyfish Survive With No Brain?Jellyfish, lacking a central brain, exhibit remarkable coordination through decentralized nerve nets and specialized sensory structures cal...
- Octopuses Dream in Color? Scientists Reveal Why Their Skin Changes During SleepOctopuses exhibit distinct sleep stages, mirroring human patterns with quiet and active phases. During active sleep, their skin displays ra...
- The Creepiest Helpful Robots Aren’t Robots—They’re Living InsectsScientists are developing 'cyborg' insects with tiny backpacks to navigate disaster zones, reaching inaccessible areas. This biohybrid tech...
- AI won't gain human-like cognition, unless connected to real world through robots: StudyCognition is the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and senses.
- What is ethical animal research? Scientist and veterinarian explain 4 R's of careThere is no single standard definition of ethical animal research.
- Seven popular myths about human brainThe two sides of the brain are intricately co-dependent. Brain-scanning technology has revealed that the two hemispheres of the brain most ...
- Dinosaurs' nasal passages kept their brains coolThe large size and shape of nasal passages in dinosaurs would have allowed incoming air to cool the blood making its way to the brain, main...
- Single brain protein made humans smartest animals on Earth?Researchers have discovered that a single molecular event in our cells could hold the key to how we evolved to become the smartest animals ...
- 'Super-smart mice' may help cure Alzheimer's, schizophreniaThe unusually intelligent mice were created by altering a single gene and as a result the mice were also less likely to feel anxiety or rec...
- 'Alien' octopus genome sequenced for first timeResearchers sequenced the genome of the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides), the first cephalopod ever to be fully sequenced.
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