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Scientists teach bumblebees how to "play football
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (442+ words) Scientists have taught bees to play football as part of a new study revealing the surprising intelligence of the insects. Olli Loukola, the senior author of a new study, says he is a "behavioral ecologist," but is now "also known…...
New Tech Uses AI to Save the Whales
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (648+ words) Rare sighting of mother humpback whale fluke, Megaptera novaeangliae, swimming in San Francisco Bay with Golden Gate Bridge in background Grey whales are federally protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act after their numbers dropped by more than half in…...
Bumblebees able to problem solve despite having tiny brains
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (745+ words) Bumblebees are the brainboxes of the insect world, suggests new research. The garden pollinators are able to solve puzzles spontaneously " despite having tiny brains, scientists say. Bumblebees were able to complete several new object-manipulation tasks in a series of groundbreaking…...
Orphaned weasel returns to wild after 70 days in care
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (314+ words) The long-tailed weasel at San Diego Humane Society's Bahde Wildlife Center. (San Diego Humane Society via SWNS) A long-tailed weasel has returned to the wild after spending 70 days in care. The tiny patient, found alone on a trail in Riverside…...
Study finds day-old caterpillars can recognize a ladybug's footsteps
4+ day, 50+ min ago (636+ words) A ladybeetle (Hippodamia convergens) approaching a warty birch caterpillar (Falcaria bilineata, enlarged in the inset top left) on a birch leaf. (Emilie Maudult via SWNS) Day-old caterpillars one-twentieth the size of a grain of rice can recognize the footsteps of…...
Dog tired of sheep life now wants to be with humans
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (345+ words) Five-year-old Border Collie Sam is looking for a new home after failing to work as a sheepdog. (Animal Rescue Cumbria via SWNS) A sheepdog who flunked farm life because he'd rather spend time with humans than herd sheep is looking…...
Study reveals extinct lion species interbred with its modern cousins
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (660+ words) A frozen cave lion cub named Sparta, which has been radiocarbon dated to ca 32, 000 years before present and genetically identified as a female. (Love Dal'n via SWNS) An extinct species oflion once interbred with its modern cousins, suggests a new…...
Insect uses its leaf-like camouflage to attract potential mates
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (464+ words) Katydids - often called long-horned grasshoppers - create songs by rubbing specialized structures on their wings together. (University of St Andrews via SWNS) A male insect uses its leaf mimicry to attract mates, reveals new research. Male katydids also use their "leafy…...
Research reveals fly "sacrifices" sight after finding host to live on
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (435+ words) Deer keds on a host. (Fran'ois-Xavier Taxil via SWNS) A species of fly "sacrifices" its sight after finding a host to live on, reveals new research. The blood-feeding parasitic insect loses visual sensitivity after finding a host and permanently giving…...
Pigeons navigate using magnetic sensors in their livers
1+ week, 3+ day ago (834+ words) Pigeons find their way home by using magnetic sensors in their livers, suggests new research. Immune cells packed with iron act as an "internal compass" " helping the birds detect the Earth's magnetic field, say German scientists. How pigeons fly hundreds…...