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Published Bumblebees learn new 'trends' in their behavior by watching and learning - Bumblebees Learn New 'Trends' in Their Behavior by Watching and Learning
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study has shown that bumblebees pick up new 'trends' in their behavior by watching and learnin...
Published Imaging captures social dynamics of 'pee-shy' mice - Imaging Captures Social Dynamics of 'Pee-Shy' Mice
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Urine scent marks are the original social media, allowing animals to advertise their location, statu...
Published Fishing in synchrony brings mutual benefits for dolphins and people in Brazil, research shows - Fishing in Synchrony Brings Mutual Benefits for Dolphins and People in Brazil, Research Shows
(via sciencedaily.com) By working together, dolphins and net-casting fishers in Brazil each catch more fish, a rare example...
Published 319-million-year-old fish preserves the earliest fossilized brain of a backboned animal - 319-Million-Year-Old Fish Preserves the Earliest Fossilized Brain of a Backboned Animal
(via sciencedaily.com) The CT-scanned skull of a 319-million-year-old fossilized fish, pulled from a coal mine in England m...
Published Deceptive daisy's ability to create fake flies explained - Deceptive Daisy's Ability to Create Fake Flies Explained
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have discovered how a South African daisy makes fake lady flies on its petals to trick m ...
Published Move over, armadillos: There's a new bone-plated mammal in town - Move Over, Armadillos: There's a New Bone-Plated Mammal in Town
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Armadillos have long been considered to be the only living mammals that produce protective bony plat...
Published Octopuses rewire their brains to adapt to seasonal temperature shifts - Octopuses Rewire Their Brains to Adapt to Seasonal Temperature Shifts
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Octopuses don't thermoregulate, so their powerful brains are exposed to -- and potentially threatene...
Published How urea may have been the gateway to life - How Urea May Have Been the Gateway to Life
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Urea reacts extremely quickly under the conditions that existed when our planet was newly formed. Th...
Published Scientists recover an ancient woman's DNA from a 20,000-year-old pendant - Scientists Recover DNA from 20,000-Year-Old Pendant
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An international research team has for the first time successfully isolated ancient human DNA from a...
Published New dino, 'Iani,' was face of a changing planet - New Dino, 'Iani,' Was Face of a Changing Planet
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A newly discovered plant-eating dinosaur may have been a species' 'last gasp' during a period when E ...
Published Fossils of a saber-toothed top predator reveal a scramble for dominance leading up to 'the Great Dying' - Fossils of a Saber-Toothed Top Predator Reveal a Scramble for Dominance Leading up to 'the Great Dying'
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A tiger-sized saber-toothed creature called Inostrancevia has previously only been found in Russia....
Published Noble false widow spider found preying on pygmy shrew - Noble False Widow Spider Found Preying on Pygmy Shrew
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have published the first record of a noble false widow spider feeding on a pygmy shrew, a...
Published Culprit behind destruction of New York's first dinosaur museum revealed - Culprit Behind Destruction of New York's First Dinosaur Museum Revealed
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new paper rewrites the history of the darkest, most bizarre event in the history of palaeontology....
Published Ancient giant amphibians swam like crocodiles 250 million years ago - Ancient Giant Amphibians Swam Like Crocodiles 250 Million Years Ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Ancient 2m-long amphibians swam like crocodiles long before true crocodiles existed, according to a...
Published Orangutans can make two sounds at the same time, similar to human beatboxing, study finds - **Orangutans: The Beatboxing Masters of the Jungle**
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Orangutans can make two separate sounds simultaneously, much like songbirds or human beatboxers, acc...
Published Super-fast insect urination powered by the physics of superpropulsion - Super-Fast Insect Urination Powered by the Physics of Superpropulsion
(via sciencedaily.com) Tiny insects known as sharpshooters excrete by catapulting urine drops at incredible accelerations....
Published Chitin from consuming insects can help both gut microbiota and global health - Chitin from Consuming Insects Can Help Both Gut Microbiota and Global Health
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Increased insect consumption by humans may be better for both gut health and planetary health. Chiti...
Published Cannabinoids give worms the munchies, too - Cannabinoids Give Worms the Munchies, Too: A Surprising Discovery
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Marijuana (cannabis) is well known for giving people the 'munchies.' Not only does it make people wa...
Published Male yellow crazy ants are real-life chimeras - Male Yellow Crazy Ants: The Real-Life Chimeras
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers discovered that males of the yellow crazy ant have maternal and paternal genomes in diff ...
Published A jumping conclusion: Fossil insect ID'd as new genus, species of prodigious leaper, the froghopper - A Jumping Conclusion: Fossil Insect ID'd as New Genus, Species of Prodigious Leaper, the Froghopper
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A fossil arthropod entombed in 100-million-year-old Burmese amber has been identified as a new genus...