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Published Stolen genes allow parasitic control of behavior



A research team has discovered that parasites manipulate their hosts using stolen genes that they li ...
Published How sunflowers see the sun



Sunflowers famously turn their faces to follow the sun as it crosses the sky. But how do sunflowers...
Published Captive-bred birds able to improve their flight and migration performance



Two types of experiences affect the behavioral skills of animals: the animal's environment during it...
Published Animals like crickets use the ground to amplify calls



When animals 'sing' sitting on the ground -- such as when crickets chirp -- their volume and reach i...
Published Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells



Scientists have created tiny moving biological robots from human tracheal cells that can encourage t...
Published Study on lamprey embryos sheds light on the evolutionary origin of vertebrate head



Scientists have investigated lamprey embryos using cutting-edge microscopic techniques to reveal int ...
Published Wake up and die: Human brain neurons re-entering the cell cycle age quickly shift to senescence



Post-mitotic neurons in the brain that re-enter the cell cycle quickly succumb to senescence, and th...
Published Revolutionary molecular device unleashes potential for targeted drug delivery and self-healing materials



In a new breakthrough that could revolutionise medical and material engineering, scientists have dev...
Published An electricity generator inspired by the drinking bird toy powers electronics with evaporated water



Inspired by the classic drinking bird toy, scientists have developed an engine that efficiently conv...
Published Building bionic jellyfish for ocean exploration



Researchers show how biohybrid robots based on jellyfish could be used to gather climate science dat ...
Published Artificial nanofluidic synapses can store computational memory



In a step toward nanofluidic-based neuromorphic -- or brain-inspired -- computing, engineers have su...
Published Brain waves shape the words we hear



The timing of our brain waves shapes which words we hear. Researchers used psychophysics, neuroimagi ...
Published Robot ANYmal can do parkour and walk across rubble



The quadrupedal robot ANYmal went back to school and has learned a lot. Researchers used machine lea ...
Published Hey Dave, I've got an idea for you: What's the potential of AI-led workshopping?



Sure, ChatGPT can write a poem about your pet in the style of T.S Eliot, but generative artificial i...
Published New technique helps AI tell when humans are lying



Researchers have developed a new training tool to help artificial intelligence (AI) programs better...
Published Good vibrations: New tech may lead to smaller, more powerful wireless devices



What if your earbuds could do everything your smartphone can, but better? A new class of synthetic m...
Published A new way of designing auxetic materials



Auxetics defy common sense, widening when stretched and narrowing when compressed. Researchers have...
Published Fishy parenting? Punishing offspring encourages cooperation



Scientists discovered that Neolamprologus savoryi fish use punishment to encourage offspring to coop ...
Published It takes a cool microscope and antifreeze to really look at ice



Ice in nature is surrounded by liquid most of the time, and therefore it is key to understand how ic...
Published 'A history of contact': Geneticists are rewriting the narrative of Neanderthals and other ancient humans



Using genomes from 2,000 living humans as well as three Neanderthals and one Denisovan, an internati ...