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VR experiment with rats offers new insights about how neurons enable learning
Oct 22, 2021 | 15:41 pmA new study provides deep insights into how the brain's hippocampus works, involving networks of millions of neurons. That knowledge could be an important step toward the development of treatments for neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and epilepsy,[…]
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Discovery of new tiny fish, lizard species
Oct 22, 2021 | 15:41 pmTwo tiny new species that inhabited part of what is now the American south some 100 million years ago have been discovered by paleontologists.
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Carnivores may adjust schedule to avoid each other, researchers find
Oct 22, 2021 | 15:41 pmJust as humans may leave their home five minutes early to avoid a talkative neighbor or depart work late to avoid a rude coworker, carnivorous mammals may go out of their way to avoid other species. But they're not trying[…]
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Researchers map neurons in the brain involved with social interactions with others in groups
Oct 21, 2021 | 23:52 pmIn social experiments, three monkeys sat around a rotary table and took turns offering food to one of the other two monkeys. Certain neurons in the brain responded to the actions of other monkeys in the group and influenced an[…]
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Fungal outbreak in marine mammals began on land
Oct 21, 2021 | 23:51 pmA study explores how human-caused changes on land can affect aquatic animals, specifically in the case of the fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus gattii.
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Bat study reveals secrets of the social brain
Oct 21, 2021 | 23:51 pmNeuroscientists used wireless devices to record the neural activity of freely interacting Egyptian fruit bats, providing researchers with the first glimpse into how the brains of social mammals process complex group interactions.
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African grey parrots may have better self-control than macaws
Oct 21, 2021 | 02:37 amAfrican grey parrots may be better able than macaws to delay gratification -- rejecting an immediate reward in favour of a better one in the future -- according to a new study.
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First dinosaur era crab fully preserved in amber discovered
Oct 20, 2021 | 21:02 pmResearchers describe the first crab from the Cretaceous dinosaur era preserved in amber. The study used micro CT to examine and describe Cretapsara athanata, the oldest modern-looking crab (approximately 100 million years old) and the most complete fossil crab ever[…]
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Origin of domestic horses finally established
Oct 20, 2021 | 19:59 pmThe modern horse was domesticated around 2200 years BCE in the northern Caucasus. In the centuries that followed it spread throughout Asia and Europe. An international team of 162 scientists collected, sequenced and compared 273 genomes from ancient horses scattered[…]
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New tool can identify harmful blue-green algae
Oct 20, 2021 | 14:39 pmA new way to detect early signs of harmful blue-green algae, which bloom in lakes, rivers and reservoirs around the world, has been developed.
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