None of us like to feel that our animals are dumb or “less gifted.” It’s grossly unfair to classify our animals in that way. In most cases, we’re measuring intelligence by human standards, which might ...

This work, combining behavioural genetics and calcium imaging, provides evidence for a form of learning in Drosophila that derives solely from direct or (optogenetically induced) phantom experience of ...

Listening to bird songs and calls can help identify species and connect with the sounds of nature. An ornithologist provides ...

Rabbit colonies have continued to multiply in a Helena neighborhood on and around Rodney Street ever since a former resident ...

Patty Salkeld traveled 2,000 miles to Alaska's remote national park to see the brown bears she's been voting for in the ...

Australian researchers have discovered that sleepy lizards (Tiliqua rugosus) can recognize the smell of smoke as a sign of ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the methodology to establish the hemolytic activity of alternative complement pathway as an indicator of the innate immunity in Brazilian fish pacu ...

The analysis of neural morphology across Heliconiini butterfly species revealed brain area-specific changes associated with new foraging behaviours. While the volume of the centre for learning and ...

Today, the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists announced the Finalists for the 2025 Blavatnik National Awards. Three will be named Laureates and receive a $250,000 prize at a Gala Ceremony in New ...

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Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Charles Darwin once noted that natural selection tends to preserve traits that conceal an animal in nature. It can paint camouflage onto their bodies with ...