Butterfly species' big brains adapted to give them a survival edge, study finds
Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behavior, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.
Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behavior, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2023
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Accessing affordable fruit and vegetables is a significant challenge for the 1.2 million UK residents living in what are known as "food deserts."
Ecology
Jun 16, 2023
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Navigating an unfamiliar place is uniquely challenging for people with disabilities. People with blindness, deafblindness, visual impairment or low vision, as well as those who use wheelchairs, can travel more independently ...
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2022
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The world's coral reefs are becoming extinct due to many factors such as global warming and accelerated urbanization in coastal areas, which places tremendous stress on marine life. "The rapid decline of coral reefs has increased ...
Ecology
Apr 26, 2022
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The laboratory of researcher Eloísa Herrera has discovered that during the development of the brain's visual areas, the two retinas communicate with each other temporarily through nervous projections. This connection is ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 25, 2019
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Have you ever imagined what the world must look like to hummingbirds as they zoom about at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour? According to new evidence on the way the hummingbird brain processes visual signals reported in ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 5, 2017
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An online platform aims to use digital crowdsourcing to distil people's positive perceptions of certain London neighbourhoods into the visual and physical aspects that most invoke feelings of happiness or calm – by inviting ...
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2012
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New visualizations of the Earth from space provide a unique image of how the Earth has changed over the past 750 million years.
Astronomy
May 23, 2011
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