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Cephalopods are ‘incredibly intelligent.’ Wildlife advocates are urging regulators to do more to protect them.
The first known cases of accidental choking have been discovered, dating back 150 million years, when some opportunistic fish ...
Cephalopods edit RNA in other tissues, too, but not as much as in the brain. Science News headlines, in your inbox Headlines and summaries of the latest Science News articles, delivered to your ...
Cephalopods, flies and even humans share genes that help the respective embryos sprout limbs. These genes tell each cell how much to grow and in which direction to elongate.
They may be tasty when you fry them up, but evidence is mounting that cephalopods like octopuses and squid possess consciousness. Over at the Cephalove blog, neuroscience student Mike Lisieski ...
Cephalopods are known for rapid growth, short lifespans, and extra-sensitive physiologies, which may allow them to adapt more quickly than many other marine species.
A study by Dr. Martin Ebert and Dr. Martina Kölbl-Ebert examined the remains of some 4,200 Tharsis fossil specimens. They ...
Cephalopods are unusual not only because they solve puzzles and clams cannot. Squids, cuttlefish and octopuses do not follow the normal rules of genetic information, according to research ...
However, actually proving that this was the case is next to impossible, and singling out one group of animals as potentially coming from space is perhaps an even greater challenge.
An eye-opening experiment on cephalopods reinforces why it is so important for us to not underestimate animal intelligence. A study published in 2021 presented cuttlefish with a new version of the ...