What Do We Owe the Octopus?
Mounting research suggests that cephalopods experience pain. Now, the National Institutes of Health is considering new animal welfare rules that would put them in the same category as monkeys......»»
Wordle today: Here"s the answer and hints for August 25
It's Friday, and while you're pondering the actual octopus' garden discovered this week, there's another Wordle puzzle to solve. We're here for you, as we are every day, with some tips and tricks to help you figure out the solution.If you just want t.....»»
Unlocking mysteries of octopus cognition: Paving the way for memory research
New study by Prof. Benny Hochner from the Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences at The Hebrew University and Prof. Jeff Lichtman from Harvard University has unveiled the intricate neural architecture governing the enigmatic learning processe.....»»
Understanding the octopus and its relationships with humans
A new book tracks the human fascination with octopuses across centuries. A giant Pacific octopus shows its colors at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. (credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium) While other octopus books study the animal's.....»»
AI: Workers need more protection, says TUC
The warning comes as Octopus Energy's boss says customers prefer emails written by AI over humans......»»
AI: Workers need more protection, says TUC union
The warning comes as Octopus Energy's boss says customers prefer emails written by AI over humans......»»
AI: Workers need more protection - TUC union
The warning comes as Octopus Energy's boss says customers prefer emails written by AI over humans......»»
This eight-armed octopus-like pore detects taste
The neurons in our bodies are dotted with tiny pores that let essential molecules pass in and out of our cells. Neurons need these channels to send the signals that allow us to move, think, and perceive the world around us. Now, structural biologists.....»»
Deep-sea imagery and observations reveal novel octopus feeding behavior
In the marine realm, diel vertical migration is a common feeding pattern: During daytime, zooplankton, fish and other marine life that feeds on these organisms hide in the darker depths of the ocean......»»
To Understand the Human Brain, Give an Octopus MDMA
Gül Dölen, a neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins, talks about how psychedelics affect the brain and how they can help people heal from traumatic experiences......»»
Octopuses shown to map their visual landscape much like humans do
An octopus devotes about 70% of its brain to vision. But until recently, scientists have only had a murky understanding of how these marine animals see their underwater world. A new University of Oregon study brings the octopus's view into focus......»»
Studying the parenting behavior of poison frogs using tadpole-like robots
Over the past few decades, roboticists have developed robots inspired by a wide range of animals, including dogs, snakes, birds, spiders, bats, octopus, and different types of insects. These robots were primarily designed to tackle real-world practic.....»»
An octopus’s stripes can act as a unique ID
Finding may help us track animals in the wild, perform genetic studies. Enlarge / The wunderpus, one of the two species of octopus that we can now identify through the unique pattern of their stripes. (credit: Divelvanov).....»»
Taking a lesson in evolutionary adaptation from octopus, squid
Cephalopods such as octopus and squid evolutionarily diverged from mollusks like slugs and snails. These animals have elaborate compact nervous systems located within specialized arm appendages, which can perform a surprisingly diverse group of behav.....»»
Variations in pygmy zebra octopus striping could help with long-term studies
A team of integrative biologists at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that differences in pygmy zebra octopus striping are strong enough to tell them apart in long-term studies. In their study, reported in the open access journal PLOS.....»»
We’re one step closer to reading an octopus’s mind
A recording device and electrodes were implanted in the very flexible cephalopods. Enlarge (credit: A. Martin UW Photography) Nine brains, blue blood, instant camouflage: It’s no surprise that octopuses capture our int.....»»
Wipro and Secret Double Octopus provide enterprises with stronger authentication mechanisms
Secret Double Octopus partners with Wipro to strengthen passwordless protection against identity-based cyber attacks. Under the new partnership, Wipro’s Cybersecurity and Risk Services (CRS) will use SDO’s Octopus Enterprise technology platform t.....»»
How Octopus Arms Bypass the Brain
A secret pattern links far-flung octopus limbs.....»»
Octopus brains are more alien than we previously thought
Some scientists have already made the argument that octopuses might be aliens. While the claim seems a bit out of this world, new research into … The post Octopus brains are more alien than we previously thought appeared first on BGR......»»
Small-scale octopus fisheries can provide sustainable source of vital nutrients for tropical coastal communities
Undernourished coastal communities in the tropics—where children's growth can be stunted by a lack of micronutrients—can get the vitamins and minerals they need from sustainable small-scale octopus fisheries, say researchers......»»
From octopus to elephant: A molecular zoo of epigenetics
Our genes are encoded in the DNA sequence of the genome, which is highly similar across the diverse cell types of our body. Yet, each cell can only access those genes that are in an epigenetically permissive state. The epigenome thus provides a form.....»»