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Do Spiders Dream Like Humans Do?

During the pandemic, researcher Daniela Rößler couldn't go out, so she started looking around her for her next research project. Then she found a really big one, and it had been right in front of her all along......»»

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Prolonged brain development of marmosets could serve as model for human evolution

The development of primate brains is shaped by various inputs. However, these inputs differ between independent breeders, such as great apes, and cooperative breeders, such as the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) and humans. In these species, gro.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News12 hr. 58 min. ago

This new Android phone looks like a photographer’s dream

Sharp is launching a new phone that’s perfect for photography enthusiasts. It’s called the Sharp Aquos R9 Pro, and it has cameras from Leica......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News12 hr. 59 min. ago

These hornets break down alcohol so fast that they can’t get drunk

"No signs of intoxication or illness, even after chronically consuming huge amounts of alcohol." Many animals, including humans, have developed a taste for alcohol in some form, b.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

Three-person crew to blast off for China"s Tiangong space station

China's only woman spaceflight engineer will be among a crew of three astronauts blasting off on a "dream" mission to the Tiangong space station in the early hours of Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Gold bugs: New fossil arthropod preserved in fool"s gold

A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Luke Parry, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, have unveiled a spectacular new 450-million-year-old fossil arthropod (the group that contains spiders, centipedes, and insects). Besides.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Scientist on personal mission to improve global water safety makes groundbreaking discovery

A study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters and led by the University of Bristol sheds new light on how arsenic can be made less dangerous to humans has the potential to dramatically improve water and food safety, especially in th.....»»

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What animal societies can teach us about aging

Red deer may become less sociable as they grow old to reduce the risk of picking up diseases, while older house sparrows seem to have fewer social interactions as their peers die off, according to new research showing that humans are not the only ani.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

NASA’s oldest active astronaut is also one of the most curious humans

"We made the mistake of peeking out the Cupola windows." For his most recent trip to the International Space Station, in lieu of bringing coffee or some other beverage in his "per.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Q&A: Expert unravels truth on spiders as friend and foe

There are more than 250 species of spiders found in Florida and more than 40,000 worldwide......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

More social species live longer, study finds

New research from the University of Oxford has revealed that species that are more social live longer and produce offspring for a greater timespan. This is the first study on this topic which spans the animal kingdom, from jellyfish to humans......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

COVID lessons learned? UN summit mulls plan for healthy planet, and humans

The COVID-19 and Ebola outbreaks brought into stark relief the harms that can come to humans if we interfere too much with nature, placing ourselves in contact with animals carrying unknown pathogens......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

Study reveals the twists and turns of mammal evolution from a sprawling to upright posture

Mammals, including humans, stand out with their distinctively upright posture, a key trait that fueled their spectacular evolutionary success. Yet, the earliest known ancestors of modern mammals more resembled reptiles, with limbs stuck out to their.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

When things get tight: How does the embryo in rapeseed react to mechanical constraints?

In 2021, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for elucidating the biology of mechanosensors. These discoveries revealed how mechanical forces generated by touch influence tissue differentiation and morphogenesis in animals and humans.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Researchers" unique 3D maps might help solve the mysteries of octopus arms

Octopuses are fascinating. Their eight arms gracefully whip through water and can accomplish extraordinary tasks like using tools and opening jars. While humans have one spinal cord attached to their brain, in octopuses, it's almost like each arm has.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Tardigrades are less cosmopolitan and more diverse than believed, researchers show

Tardigrades are microscopic invertebrates measuring between 0.2 mm and 1.1 mm in length. They are close relatives of arthropods (spiders, insects, crustaceans), and can live in a wide variety of environments. Yet little is known about them......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Insect and spider biodiversity increases organic nutrient availability across ecosystems, large-scale study shows

Insects and spiders are important elements in the food webs of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. With declines in their biodiversity, the food supply for birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and small mammals is not only becoming scarcer, but also poo.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Our favorite gaming monitor has a $220 discount today

The Alienware 34 Curved QD-OLED gaming monitor is a dream to use and look at. It's currently on sale at Dell making it more affordable than before......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Biodegradable microplastics study helps quantify their climate change and ecotoxicity impacts

Over 20 million tons of plastic are estimated to end up in the environment every year, with much of it breaking down into microplastics that are harmful to the health of humans and wildlife. Biodegradable and bio-based plastics made from organic mate.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Deadly spiders in Europe: How worried should we actually be?

If someone asked you to name a place with poisonous fauna, what would spring to mind? Perhaps Australia, with infamous snakes like the inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), or maybe Brazil, home to dreaded creatures like the yellow scorpion (Tity.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

The most acclaimed movie of 2024 finally has a trailer

In the official trailer for The Brutalist, Adrien Brody plays a Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivor chasing the American dream in Brady Corbet's epic drama......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024