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Mashup Score: 1Brain-altering parasite turns ants into zombies at dawn and dusk - 6 month(s) ago
It takes over the brains of ants, causing them to cling to blades of grass against their will. The lancet liver fluke has an exceptional lifecycle strategy, in which snails, ants and grazing animals are unwitting actors. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen now reveal more about the mind-bending workings of this tiny parasite.
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Mashup Score: 0Old brains, new tricks: Surprising plasticity in adult vision - 7 month(s) ago
In a remarkable feat of engineering and scientific ingenuity, researchers at the Champalimaud Foundation have devised a first-of-its-kind setup for delivering complex visual stimuli within the limiting confines of a rodent Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner. This enabled them to open new vistas in understanding adult plasticity in the brain’s visual pathways, with implications for the fields of adult brain rehabilitation and visual restoration therapies.
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Mashup Score: 3Bats have determined that the air over the urban areas is significantly warmer than the air in parks - 8 month(s) ago
In a creative collaborative effort between zoologists and geographers from Tel Aviv University, a new study utilizing bats to map Urban Heat Islands in Gush Dan reveals that during the winter months, the air over the Ayalon Highway can be up to five degrees Celsius warmer than the air in Yarkon Park.
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Mashup Score: 0Butterflies and moths share ancient ‘blocks’ of DNA - 9 month(s) ago
Butterflies and moths share “blocks” of DNA dating back more than 200 million years, new research shows.
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Mashup Score: 0Animal Research Virtual Career Event - 9 month(s) ago
Looking for your next opportunity in research? Dana-Farber is hiring in our labs for those interested in animal research. Join our next career event to learn more about our fight against cancer!
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Mashup Score: 3Arachnid has three versions of `male.' How does that happen? - 9 month(s) ago
Arachnids called harvestmen are “trimorphic,” featuring three types of males. How does that happen?
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Mashup Score: 0Orangutans can make two sounds at the same time, similar to human beatboxing, study finds - 9 month(s) ago
Orangutans can make two separate sounds simultaneously, much like songbirds or human beatboxers, according to a study led by the University of Warwick.
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Mashup Score: 2New details of Tully monster revealed - 11 month(s) ago
For more than half a century, the Tully monster (Tullimonstrum gregarium), an enigmatic animal that lived about 300 million years ago, has confounded paleontologists, with its strange anatomy making it difficult to classify. Recently, a group of researchers proposed a hypothesis that Tullimonstrum was a vertebrate similar to cyclostomes (jawless fish like lamprey and hagfish). If it was, then the…
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Mashup Score: 4Woodcocks have the brightest white feathers ever measured - 1 year(s) ago
The mainly brown woodcock uses its bright white tail feathers to communicate in semi-darkness, reflecting 30% more light than any other known bird.
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Mashup Score: 3
Scientists have successfully recorded brain activity from freely moving octopuses, a feat made possible by implanting electrodes and a data logger directly into the creatures. The study, published online in Current Biology on February 23, is a critical step forward in figuring out how octopus’ brains control their behavior, and could provide clues to the common principles needed for intelligence…
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