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Do octopus brains work like humans’ — or is there another way to be smart?

Just like vertebrates, cephalopods — such as octopuses and squid — have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them for insights into how intelligence evolved.

Do octopus brains work like humans’ — or is there another way to be smart?

‘Bat feast’ animal videos at African cave offer clues to how deadly viruses spread

Researchers filmed 10 species eating or scavenging bats at known Marburg-virus hotspot — and caught hundreds of humans visiting.

‘Bat feast’ animal videos at African cave offer clues to how deadly viruses spread

Can a mouse be cloned indefinitely? Decades-long experiment has answers

Repeated cloning from a single mouse failed after 58 generations. Researchers say harmful DNA changes are to blame.

Can a mouse be cloned indefinitely? Decades-long experiment has answers

Lab-grown oesophagus restores pigs’ ability to swallow

Engineered tissue could eventually be used for children born with gaps in their alimentary canal, or for adults whose muscles have been damaged by cancer.

Lab-grown oesophagus restores pigs’ ability to swallow

Insect applications to open wounds by chimpanzees in the wild: first insights from East African chimpanzees

Scientific Reports - Insect applications to open wounds by chimpanzees in the wild: first insights from East African chimpanzees

Insect applications to open wounds by chimpanzees in the wild: first insights from East African chimpanzees

Exclusive: Inside the thriving wild-animal markets that could start the next pandemic

Live-animal markets are a natural laboratory for viruses to evolve and spark deadly outbreaks, yet scientists lack support to study the risks they pose.

Exclusive: Inside the thriving wild-animal markets that could start the next pandemic
Do octopus brains work like humans’ — or is there another way to be smart?

Do octopus brains work like humans’ — or is there another way to be smart?

Just like vertebrates, cephalopods — such as octopuses and squid — have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them for insights into how intelligence evolved.

‘Bat feast’ animal videos at African cave offer clues to how deadly viruses spread

‘Bat feast’ animal videos at African cave offer clues to how deadly viruses spread

Researchers filmed 10 species eating or scavenging bats at known Marburg-virus hotspot — and caught hundreds of humans visiting.

Can a mouse be cloned indefinitely? Decades-long experiment has answers

Can a mouse be cloned indefinitely? Decades-long experiment has answers

Repeated cloning from a single mouse failed after 58 generations. Researchers say harmful DNA changes are to blame.

Lab-grown oesophagus restores pigs’ ability to swallow

Lab-grown oesophagus restores pigs’ ability to swallow

Engineered tissue could eventually be used for children born with gaps in their alimentary canal, or for adults whose muscles have been damaged by cancer.

Insect applications to open wounds by chimpanzees in the wild: first insights from East African chimpanzees

Insect applications to open wounds by chimpanzees in the wild: first insights from East African chimpanzees

Scientific Reports - Insect applications to open wounds by chimpanzees in the wild: first insights from East African chimpanzees

Exclusive: Inside the thriving wild-animal markets that could start the next pandemic

Exclusive: Inside the thriving wild-animal markets that could start the next pandemic

Live-animal markets are a natural laboratory for viruses to evolve and spark deadly outbreaks, yet scientists lack support to study the risks they pose.

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