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Published Eurasian jays can use 'mental time travel' like humans, study finds



Eurasian jays can remember incidental details of past events, which is characteristic of episodic me...
Published Picture this: Snapping photos of our food could be good for us



Research reveals taking pictures of food isn't just content for our social media feeds, but could be...
Published Echidnapus identified from an 'Age of Monotremes'



Australian researchers have found evidence of the oldest known platypus and a new species, dubbed 'e...
Published Soaring birds use their lungs to modify mechanics of flight



An air-filled sac within the birds' lungs is believed to increase the force the birds use to power f...
Published First conclusive evidence that a terrestrial leech species can jump



A new study presents video evidence that at least one species of terrestrial leech can jump, behavio...
Published Tiny new species of great ape lived in Germany 11 million years ago



Ancient apes in Germany co-existed by partitioning resources in their environment, according to a ne...
Published T. Rex not as smart as previously claimed



Dinosaurs were likely as smart as reptiles but not as intelligent as monkeys....
Published Birds need entertainment during avian flu lockdowns



Birds need varied activities during avian flu lockdowns, new research shows....
Published Chimpanzees gesture back and forth quickly like in human conversations



When people are having a conversation, they rapidly take turns speaking and sometimes even interrupt...
Published What do neurons, fireflies and dancing the Nutbush have in common?


Synchronicity is all around us, but it is poorly understood. Computer scientists have now developed...
Published Hens blush when they are scared or excited, study finds



Hens fluff their head feathers and blush to express different emotions and levels of excitement, acc...
Published Mudskippers could be key to understanding evolution of blinking - Mudskippers: The Key to Understanding the Evolution of Blinking



Blinking is crucial for the eye. It's how animals clean their eyes, protect them, and even communica ...
Published Rare tropical plant gains appetite for meat - Rare Tropical Plant Develops Carnivorous Appetite



Under certain circumstances, a rare tropical plant develops into a carnivore. A research team has no...
Published Finding the genes that help kingfishers dive without hurting their brains



Scientists studied the genomes of 30 kingfisher species to try to identify the genes that allow king...
Published Realistic talking faces created from only an audio clip and a person's photo



A team of researchers has developed a computer program that creates realistic videos that reflect th...
Published How did the bushpig cross the strait? A great puzzle in African mammal biogeography solved by genomics



Africa has a huge diversity of large mammals, but their evolutionary relationships and movement acro...
Published Study finds widespread 'cell cannibalism,' related phenomena across tree of life



Researchers describe cell-in-cell phenomena in which one cell engulfs and sometimes consumes another...
Published Entomologist sheds light on 250-year-old mystery of the German cockroach



Entomologists have solved the 250-year-old origin puzzle of the most prevalent indoor urban pest ins...
Published Fossils of giant sea lizard with dagger-like teeth show how our oceans have fundamentally changed since the dinosaur era



Fossils of a strange new species of marine lizard with dagger-like teeth that lived 66 million years...
Published Iconic baobabs: The origin and long-distance travels of upside down trees



The research cracks the code on the iconic baobab tree's origin story, revealing their surprising or...