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Locusts perform complex tasks even with dot-sized brains
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Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) Locusts perform complex tasks even with pinhead-sized brains, says a new study.Take, for instance, climbing a ladder. We rely on our vision to find the successive rungs. Similarly, locusts also look out while doing anything comparable.“Visually guided limb control is often thought to be ...1 day ago -
Your culture influences the way you dance
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London, Dec 21 (IANS) One’s cultural affiliations have a bearing on the way one dances, according to a new study.The way people remember dance moves depends on the culture they come from, the study says.Whereas a German or other Westerners might think in terms of ’step to the right, step to the left,’ a nomadic ...4 days ago -
Octopus Joins Smart Animals Club
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An Australian scientist team exploring the Indonesian seas found out that the Veined Octopus is one of the smartest animals in the planet after it was documented to be able to plan ahead and use tools to help defend themselves. CNN reports . The veined octopus, scientific name Amphioctopus marginatus , ...1 week ago -
Scientists capture bizarre antics of a coconut-shell carrying octopus
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As if it wasn’t enough for human to go all bonkers about recycling, now even marine creatures have started taking it seriously. No, I am not kidding, researchers in Indonesia have discovered more than 20 octopuses making their own mobile homes from discarded coconut shells. This never heard or seen ingenious idea of ...1 week ago -
Even fruit flies are alcoholics
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Washington, Dec 11 (ANI): A new study has found that given the chance, fruit flies will consume alcohol until they are intoxicated and enjoy it more and more over time, much like a human alcoholic. “The flies choose to consume alcohol to intoxicating levels, they will do so even if alcohol is made unpalatable, and ...2 weeks ago -
Thinking about a task helps to do it better
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London, Dec 4 (IANS) Thinking persistently about a task could help to do it better, lab studies suggest.“When trained, radiologists are able to detect anomalies on medical images which are extremely hard to detect for untrained people,” says Elisa Tartaglia, of the Laboratory of Psychophysics at Switzerland’s ...3 weeks ago
