When octopuses sleep, their quiet periods of slumber are punctuated by short bursts of frenzied activity.…
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High-resolution cameras with AI show cuttlefish camouflage is more complex than previously thought
Cuttlefish, along with other cephalopods like octopus and squid, are masters of disguise, changing their skin…
Squash bugs are attracted to and eat each other's poop to stock their microbiome
Squash bugs, a common and difficult-to-control agricultural pest, need healthy bacteria in their gut to grow…
How urea may have been the gateway to life
Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Geneva have developed a new method that allows…
The potential of generative AI to accelerate antiviral development and drug discovery
In a new study, researchers from IBM, Oxford University and Diamond Light Source show that IBM’s…
Clever fly offers lessons on advanced predator adaptations
The saffron robber fly (Laphria saffrana) is an extremely fast bee-colored hunter that has to determine,…
Astronomers discover an extremely intermittent radio pulsar
Using the MeerKAT telescope, an international team of astronomers has serendipitously discovered a new pulsar. The…
Chemical communication between female rats exists and is complex
Scent marking is a communication strategy for many mammals. These scent marks provide key information about…
Numerous blue supergiants observed in detail
Stars are the basic elements of construction of galaxies, and therefore of the observable universe. Among…
An isothermal biocatalytic process to manufacture therapeutic oligonucleotides
A team of biochemists at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology has developed an isothermal biocatalytic process…