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animal intelligence

Some sea slugs behead themselves and then regrow their bodies

Life

Some sea slugs behead themselves and then regrow their bodies

Two species of sea slugs take drastic measures to get rid of parasites – they separate their head from their body and then regrow a new one over a few weeks

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AI has a specific Spider-Man 'brain cell' just like humans do

Technology

AI has a specific Spider-Man 'brain cell' just like humans do

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Some frogs have noise-cancelling lungs to dampen other species’ calls

Life

Some frogs have noise-cancelling lungs to dampen other species’ calls

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Technology

Facebook AI learned object recognition from 1 billion Instagram pics

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antlion

Life

Playing dead really works to help insects avoid being eaten by birds

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dolphin and man fishing

Environment

Dolphins that help humans catch fish are being disturbed by ship noise

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pufferfish

Life

Pufferfish blink by pulling in their eyeballs and puckering their skin

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Why insulting people's intelligence is incompatible with open debate

Humans

Why insulting people's intelligence is incompatible with open debate

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moth

Life

Moth species becomes more sexually active when bathed in red light

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slug

Life

Watch a slug use a thin thread of slime as a slide to reach the ground

In a world first, a slug in Australia has been recorded descending from a fence post to the ground by sliding down a thin thread of slimy mucus

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Life

Dogs prove they are aware of their own bodies when playing fetch

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Life

Knifefish use electric fields to develop a complex social hierarchy

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Life

Insect brains will teach us how to make truly intelligent robots

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Technology

AI can use the veins on your hand like fingerprints to identify you

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