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Scientists investigating video of a cow using tools, and later conducting some basic psychology experiments on said cow, say their findings could expand the list of animals capable of tool use.

Scientists investigating video of a cow using tools, and later conducting some basic psychology experiments on said cow, say their findings could expand the list of animals capable of tool use.

Scientists investigating video of a cow using tools, and later conducting some basic psychology experiments on said cow, say their findings could expand the list of animals capable of tool use.

Every time I read a new article about bees it makes me realize just how little we understand biological intelligence. Today’s find: bees can distinguish split-second flashes of light, revealing surprising timing abilities and advanced cognitive flexibility.

An MIT neuroscientist proposes that brain waves perform analog computations that give rise to thought and consciousness, and that the restructuring and strenghening of the neural connectome is a separate function that affects future thought but is too slow to be our main processing method.

A new arrangement of graphene sheets exhibits exotic properties arising from the stacking of the sheets at a specific angle. MIT researchers claim that they’ve discovered a new path to possible room temperature superconductivity by tweaking the sheets to join along a “magic angle.”. The source journal article is paywalled here .

Researchers have used nonlocal artificial materials to mimic the effects of wormholes and multiple realities. When light enters one boundary in the artificial material, it experiences an entirely different set of optical effects compared with light entering from another boundary. Surprisingly, each of these optical experiences can occur without any interference between them.

Your favorite exosolar system and mine -- TRAPPIST-1 -- has long been known to have a few plants in its Goldilocks zone where water can exist in liquid form. New analysis of data from the JWST's scan of planet TRAPPIST-1e now shows that in addition to surface water (in the form of liquid water or ice), it also has some form of atmosphere, increasing the chances that it could possibly harbor life.

“The mid-latitudes offer the perfect compromise – they get enough sunlight for power, but they’re still cold enough to preserve ice near the surface,” Luzzi said. “That makes them ideal for future landing sites.”

While not the gigantic uber-canines of fantasy lore, these pups will become roughly-gray-wolf-sized dire wolves, and represent the first de-extincted animal species, raising a number of ethical questions about returning animals to ecosystems that may not be stable for long.

Research has shown that some behaviors, like yawning, can be contagious. Now, a new study published in Current Biology has uncovered a peculiar social behavior in chimpanzees that experts call “contagious urination.”

Recently, independent journalist and author Michael Shellenberger published an article on his subscription news site, Public, alleging that a new, unnamed government whistleblower had come forward.