Read more about the article Single-Cell Slimy Mould Remembers Food Locations Without A Brain
The slime mold Physarum polycephalum consists of a single biological cell that has been called intelligent because of its sophisticated capabilities to adapt its tubular network to changing food supplies, and now, researchers have found out that this is due to being able to form a memory - even without having a nervous system. (Nico Schramma, MPIDS/Newsflash)
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Single-Cell Slimy Mould Remembers Food Locations Without A Brain

A single-celled slimy mould that can remember food locations without a nervous system has been discovered by German scientists. A recent collaboration between researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation (MPIDS) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) said that the slimy mould exhibits intelligent behaviour without…

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March 22, 2021
Read more about the article Ancient Viruses To Be Revived From Frozen Prehistoric Fossils
North-Eastern Federal University began cooperation with Research Center 'Vector' to resurrect ancient viruses by studying the soft tissue of fossil animals in Russia. (@svfu_news/Newsflash)
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Ancient Viruses To Be Revived From Frozen Prehistoric Fossils

Russian scientists plan to revive ancient viruses found in millennia-old fossils to better understand their evolution. Experts at the NEFU Mammoth Museum will be studied for traces of prehistoric viruses that could survive in permafrost conditions. The fossils of over 20 species of ancient animals were found in the thawed…

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March 15, 2021
Read more about the article Japanese Boffins Develop Hologram Touchscreen To Prevent Spreading Germs
Shizuoka-based Murakami Corporation creates floating panels for toilets, based on Floating Pictogram Technology, which allows users to operate floating images like a regular touch panel. (Murakami/Newsflash)
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Japanese Boffins Develop Hologram Touchscreen To Prevent Spreading Germs

Japanese scientists have designed a touchscreen system that allows users to press hologram buttons so as not to spread germs. The new technology was reportedly made with Japanese toilets in mind, which often have a touch-screen panel next to them. According to the newspaper Sora News 24, the COVID-19 pandemic…

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March 15, 2021
Read more about the article Scientists Discover 500-Million-Year-Old Insect Shaped Like Rabbit Ears
A restoration drawing of Phantaspis auritus. (Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Huo Xiuquan/Newsflash)
History

Scientists Discover 500-Million-Year-Old Insect Shaped Like Rabbit Ears

Chinese scientists have discovered the fossil of a 500 million-year-old insect with a head resembling rabbit ears. The fossil of the ancient phantaspis auritus was found in the city of Weifang in the central-east Chinese province of Shandong. According to the newspaper Global Times, the insect, which lived around 500…

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January 22, 2021
Read more about the article Never Seen Before Two-Headed Sandbar Shark Found Off Brazilian Coast
Brazilian scientists have identified the world's first two-headed shark found by a fishermen near the coast, on the border between Itanhaem and Peruibe, on the coast of Sao Paulo. (IBIMM/Real Press)
Animals

Never Seen Before Two-Headed Sandbar Shark Found Off Brazilian Coast

An extremely rare two-headed shark found by fishermen off the Brazilian coast is baffling experts. Researchers believe it is the first ever recorded example of a Siamese twin sandbar shark. The two-headed specimen was found just off Brazil's south-eastern coast, in between the municipalities of Itanhaem and Peruibe, by fishermen,…

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November 17, 2020