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AnimalsWatch male cuttlefish fight over a female in the wild
For the first time, researchers have observed the competitive mating behaviors of the European cuttlefish in the field.
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AnimalsHow a dolphin eats an octopus without dying
An octopus’s tentacles can kill a dolphin — or a human — when eaten alive. But wily dolphins in Australia have figured out how to do this safely.
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GeneticsCephalopods may have traded evolution gains for extra smarts
Editing RNA may give cephalopods smarts, but there’s a trade-off.
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AnimalsAnimals give clues to the origins of human number crunching
Guppies, dogs, chickens, crows, spiders — lots of animals have number sense without knowing numbers.
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AnimalsOctopuses can ‘see’ with their skin
Eyes aren’t the only cephalopod body parts with light-catching molecules.
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AnimalsVampire squid take mommy breaks
The vampire squid again defies its sensationalist name with a life in the slow lane.
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Materials ScienceNature-inspired camouflage changes its looks with light
Thin, flexible new material steals the color-shifting capabilities of cephalopod skin.
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AnimalsEmbryos in eggs move to get comfy
Even before hatching, Chinese alligators, snapping turtles and some relatives can shift toward favorable temperatures.
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AnimalsThe colorful lives of squid
Your calamari, it turns out, may have come from a temporary transvestite with rainbows in its armpits.
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LifeOne small step for a snail, one giant leap for snailkind
Experiments suggest that gastropods shed their shells in one fell swoop during the evolutionary transition that created slugs.
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ChemistryChanging charges make for squid rainbow
Study finds how proteins self assemble in the cells of Loligo squid to reflect different wavelengths of light
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AnimalsDazzle camouflage may fool a locust
The bold zig-zag patterns that adorned naval ships during the world wars also appear in nature and may bewilder locusts, a new study suggests.