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Wild Baboons Fail Mirror Test, Raising Questions on Animal Self-Awareness
A study found that wild baboons fail to recognise themselves in mirrors. Researchers placed mirrors near water sources in Namibia’s Tsaobis Nature Park and projected laser dots onto the baboons’ faces and bodies. While 64 percent responded to marks on visible limbs, only one out of 51 reacted to facial markings in the mirror. The findings sugge...
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This UK University To Open Campus At Gurugram's Tech Park, Check Details
Expected to be completed by April 2025, the state-of-the-art campus aims to deliver world-class education, research, and enterprise opportunities in India.
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IIT Kharagpur Collaborates With TCS For Research In Digital Health, Robotics
The research centre will house three specialised laboratories with over 150 TCS scientists. These labs will delve into cutting-edge technologies like sensing and communications, edge computing and analytics, and robotics and visual computing.
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LG Unveils Stretchable Display With 50 Percent Rate of Elongation
LG Display, a subsidiary of the South Korea-based conglomerate focused on display technology, unveiled a new stretchable display that can expand by 50 percent of its original size. The company introduced the new stretchable display panel last week at LG Science Park in Seoul during a meeting of more than 100 South Korean industry, academia, and res...
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Pompeii DNA Study Reveals Surprising Ancestry and Uncovers New Insights on Family and Gender Assumptions
Recent DNA findings from Pompeii reveal complex ancestry and social diversity, challenging earlier assumptions about family structures and cultural roles in the ancient city. Analysing skeletal remains has shown that some groups presumed to be family members were not biologically related, while traditional gender roles were also re-evaluated. This ...
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Meet Hang Son Doong: The World’s Largest Cave with Jungles, Stalagmites, and a Hidden River
Hang Son Doong, located in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam, is the world’s largest cave with a vast network of underground passages, towering stalagmites, and two jungles. Discovered in 1990 by local Ho Khanh and later fully explored in 2009, it has since captivated researchers and visitors alike. Its unique geological features and recen...
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Meet Quaestio Simpsonorum: The Oldest Asymmetrical Animal Found in Australia
A recent study has identified Quaestio simpsonorum, a 555-million-year-old asymmetrical animal found in Australia’s Nilpena Ediacara National Park. This creature, which moved like a primitive vacuum cleaner, featured a unique backward question-mark shape on its back, representing a significant evolutionary development. Fossilised tracks suggest i...
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Researchers Develop Jurassic Park-Inspired Method for Storing DNA-Based Data Safely
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have introduced an innovative approach to data storage by encasing DNA in a material resembling amber. This method offers long-term preservation and easy retrieval, making it a potential game changer in the field of data storage. The technique builds on the concept popularised by the film Jur...
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Rare 'Bearcat' That Died In UK Zoo To Be Cryogenically Frozen
The decision to freeze the bearcat was to preserve its body and genetic material for potential research and educational purposes.
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Do Elephants Also Call Each Other By Names? What New Study Found
Over the years, researchers have noticed that when an elephant makes a vocalization to a group of other elephants, all of them respond. But sometimes when that same elephant makes a similar call to the group, only a single elephant responds.
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Orangutan Seen Treating Facial Wound With Medicinal Plant In World First
Study lead author Isabelle Laumer said they are "very excited" by the observations that were recorded in June 2022 in the Suaq Balimbing research area in Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia.
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After Deadly Mating, Antechinus Morph into Cannibals, Reveals Study
Death of males potentially presents an opportunity for cheap energy gain via cannibalism for still-living male and female antechinuses.
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Florida Park Celebrates Birth Of One Of Only Eight White Alligators On Earth
Gatorland invites the public to suggest names for the stunning white female and her normal-colored brother in the comments section of the post.
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Chimpanzees Use Human-Like Warfare Tactic: New Study
Researchers said on Thursday they have documented the tactical use of elevated terrain in warfare situations while observing on a daily basis two neighboring communities of wild western chimpanzees in Tai National Park for three years.
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Footprints Dating Back To Over 20,000 Years Found In New Mexico
Humans trod the landscape of North America thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to new research that confirms antiquity of fossilized footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico using two further dating approaches.
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Wild Baboons Fail Mirror Test, Raising Questions on Animal Self-Awareness
A study found that wild baboons fail to recognise themselves in mirrors. Researchers placed mirrors near water sources in Namibia’s Tsaobis Nature Park and projected laser dots onto the baboons’ faces and bodies. While 64 percent responded to marks on visible limbs, only one out of 51 reacted to facial markings in the mirror. The findings sugge...
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This UK University To Open Campus At Gurugram's Tech Park, Check Details
Expected to be completed by April 2025, the state-of-the-art campus aims to deliver world-class education, research, and enterprise opportunities in India.
-
IIT Kharagpur Collaborates With TCS For Research In Digital Health, Robotics
The research centre will house three specialised laboratories with over 150 TCS scientists. These labs will delve into cutting-edge technologies like sensing and communications, edge computing and analytics, and robotics and visual computing.
-
LG Unveils Stretchable Display With 50 Percent Rate of Elongation
LG Display, a subsidiary of the South Korea-based conglomerate focused on display technology, unveiled a new stretchable display that can expand by 50 percent of its original size. The company introduced the new stretchable display panel last week at LG Science Park in Seoul during a meeting of more than 100 South Korean industry, academia, and res...
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Pompeii DNA Study Reveals Surprising Ancestry and Uncovers New Insights on Family and Gender Assumptions
Recent DNA findings from Pompeii reveal complex ancestry and social diversity, challenging earlier assumptions about family structures and cultural roles in the ancient city. Analysing skeletal remains has shown that some groups presumed to be family members were not biologically related, while traditional gender roles were also re-evaluated. This ...
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Meet Hang Son Doong: The World’s Largest Cave with Jungles, Stalagmites, and a Hidden River
Hang Son Doong, located in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam, is the world’s largest cave with a vast network of underground passages, towering stalagmites, and two jungles. Discovered in 1990 by local Ho Khanh and later fully explored in 2009, it has since captivated researchers and visitors alike. Its unique geological features and recen...
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Meet Quaestio Simpsonorum: The Oldest Asymmetrical Animal Found in Australia
A recent study has identified Quaestio simpsonorum, a 555-million-year-old asymmetrical animal found in Australia’s Nilpena Ediacara National Park. This creature, which moved like a primitive vacuum cleaner, featured a unique backward question-mark shape on its back, representing a significant evolutionary development. Fossilised tracks suggest i...
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Researchers Develop Jurassic Park-Inspired Method for Storing DNA-Based Data Safely
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have introduced an innovative approach to data storage by encasing DNA in a material resembling amber. This method offers long-term preservation and easy retrieval, making it a potential game changer in the field of data storage. The technique builds on the concept popularised by the film Jur...
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Rare 'Bearcat' That Died In UK Zoo To Be Cryogenically Frozen
The decision to freeze the bearcat was to preserve its body and genetic material for potential research and educational purposes.
-
Do Elephants Also Call Each Other By Names? What New Study Found
Over the years, researchers have noticed that when an elephant makes a vocalization to a group of other elephants, all of them respond. But sometimes when that same elephant makes a similar call to the group, only a single elephant responds.
-
Orangutan Seen Treating Facial Wound With Medicinal Plant In World First
Study lead author Isabelle Laumer said they are "very excited" by the observations that were recorded in June 2022 in the Suaq Balimbing research area in Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia.
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After Deadly Mating, Antechinus Morph into Cannibals, Reveals Study
Death of males potentially presents an opportunity for cheap energy gain via cannibalism for still-living male and female antechinuses.
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Florida Park Celebrates Birth Of One Of Only Eight White Alligators On Earth
Gatorland invites the public to suggest names for the stunning white female and her normal-colored brother in the comments section of the post.
-
Chimpanzees Use Human-Like Warfare Tactic: New Study
Researchers said on Thursday they have documented the tactical use of elevated terrain in warfare situations while observing on a daily basis two neighboring communities of wild western chimpanzees in Tai National Park for three years.
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Footprints Dating Back To Over 20,000 Years Found In New Mexico
Humans trod the landscape of North America thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to new research that confirms antiquity of fossilized footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico using two further dating approaches.
