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- A smelling bee? Deadly mite would be a favorite to win
- Gone fishing? Box jellyfish catch fish deliberately
- Early bird catches more than just the worm
- Cooking up cognition: Study suggests chimps have cognitive capacity for cooking
- Cat got your tongue? New research says 'no'
- Brain's reaction to certain words could replace passwords
| A smelling bee? Deadly mite would be a favorite to win Posted: 03 Jun 2015 09:43 AM PDT If there were an international smelling bee, a deadly mite would be a favorite to win. New research has revealed that Varroa mites, the most-serious threat to honeybees worldwide, are infiltrating hives by smelling like bees.  |
| Gone fishing? Box jellyfish catch fish deliberately Posted: 03 Jun 2015 06:39 AM PDT The first feeding study of tropical Australia's Irukandji box jellyfish has found that they actively fish. They attract larval fish by twitching their extended tentacles, highlighting their nematocyst clusters (stinging structures) and using them as lures. It's an impressive feat by any standards, but particularly so for an animal that doesn't have a defined brain.  |
| Early bird catches more than just the worm Posted: 03 Jun 2015 06:37 AM PDT Compared with early birds, late risers are more likely to be cuckolded, a group of international researchers has found. The study's lead author said they found that early risers used that time to mate with birds not in their social pair. Melatonin-implanted birds did not sire as many birds and later cared for nestlings fathered by an early riser in their nest. Study results provide insight into the evolution of the body clock.  |
| Cooking up cognition: Study suggests chimps have cognitive capacity for cooking Posted: 03 Jun 2015 05:33 AM PDT Many of the cognitive capacities that humans use for cooking -- a preference for cooked food, the ability to understand the transformation of raw food into cooked food, and even the ability to save and transport food over distance for the purposes of cooking -- are also shared with chimpanzees, new research suggests.  |
| Cat got your tongue? New research says 'no' Posted: 02 Jun 2015 06:56 PM PDT Cat taste receptors respond in a unique way to bitter compounds compared with human receptors, according to research. The study represents the first glimpse into how domestic cats perceive bitterness in food at a molecular level, and could explain why cats are sometimes such picky eaters.  |
| Brain's reaction to certain words could replace passwords Posted: 02 Jun 2015 01:06 PM PDT You might not need to remember those complicated e-mail and bank account passwords for much longer. According to a new study, the way your brain responds to certain words could be used to replace passwords.  |
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