Have you ever wondered how do octopuses control their tentacles? It's not a simple challenge. Each of their eight arms is a muscular hydrostat, that is, a soft-bodied structure that lacks a rigid skeleton and moves with almost infinite...
The subpolar region of the North Atlantic has experienced faster acidification rates over the last ten years compared to previous decades, revealing a change in the physical patterns of the ocean.
This is what emerges from a study led by...
Humor is a complex characteristic that transcends words and may have roots older than we think. It manifests through physical jokes and repetitive games, common in both young children and great apes.
This phenomenon highlights the importance of social interactions...
There are only two types of animals capable of cooperating to transport large objects: humans and ants. Among the 15,000 species of ants, only 1% have the intelligence to work collectively and achieve this feat.
A group of entomologists used...
A study published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour reveals that some **chimpanzees** are true experts in the **art of nut cracking**.
The research, which has spanned a quarter of a century, provides an unprecedented look at the skills of...
A new study from the Comparative Cognition Lab at the University of California in San Diego, published in the journal Scientific Reports, has revealed that trained dogs with sound buttons can combine two words to communicate their wants and...
A study conducted by researchers from the **University of Oxford** and published in **PeerJ** focused on the behavior of wild chimpanzees in Bossou, Guinea, and their ability to crack nuts with hammers and anvils.
This activity has been considered...
A group of scientists declared amidst a commotion the first extinction of a European bird. It is a species that inhabited the continent and the Mediterranean region.
It is the slender-billed curlew, a migratory shorebird species that bred in Western...
A recent study analyzed the Chernobyl frogs, which inhabit near the exclusion zone of the city and surprised scientists. More than three decades after the nuclear accident, the analysis focused on how these creatures aged.
The analysis of the effects...
A study published in the journal Science reveals that bats that use echolocation possess an acoustic cognitive map of their living area, allowing them to orient themselves and navigate distances of several kilometers.
Research and Methods
The research was conducted by...
