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animal intelligence

Sound waves from fin whale songs could help us study Earth’s crust

Earth

Sound waves from fin whale songs could help us study Earth’s crust

Seismologists studying earthquake activity off the US coast recorded fin whale songs, which they found can be used to tell the thickness and makeup of Earth’s crust

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Teacher giving a lesson from home

Technology

Microsoft Teams AI could tell you who is most enjoying your video call

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Cannibal cockroaches nibble each other’s wings after they have mated

Life

Cannibal cockroaches nibble each other’s wings after they have mated

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Dragonflies do a backwards roll to fly upright – even when unconscious

Life

Dragonflies do a backwards roll to fly upright – even when unconscious

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AI art critic can predict which emotions a painting will evoke

Technology

AI art critic can predict which emotions a painting will evoke

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Naked mole rats mimic the dialect of their colony’s queen

Life

Naked mole rats mimic the dialect of their colony’s queen

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sparrows

Life

Sparrows are healthier living in groups with diverse personalities

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Piano playing

Technology

AI can grade your skill at piano by watching you play

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dog and young woman

Humans

Extroverts have more success training their dogs than introverts

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praying mantis

Life

Male mantises fight females to mate - but they get eaten if they lose

Female praying mantises often attack their mates during a sexual encounter, but some males attack too - and if they fail to win the fight they end up as lunch

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Humans

To improve our response to crises like covid-19 we must think smarter

Leader

Humans

We’ve got intelligence all wrong – and that’s endangering our future

Features

Technology

Artificial intelligence could train your dog how to sit

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Life

Snakes make their bodies lassos in a strange new climbing technique

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