Tag: cuttlefish
Yet Another Engineering Innovation from Cuttlefish
It was never a given that when scientists looked deeper into life, they would find such exquisite designs; but they did.
Dreaming Animals and Human Exceptionalism
Researchers have detected something like REM (rapid eye movement) sleep — which is associated with dreaming in humans — in jumping spiders.
Geneticists Puzzled by Octopus’s Unique Genes: Seem to Have Appeared Out of Nowhere
“Evolution of novel genes”? Isn’t that the question at hand? Where do novel genes come from?
MicroRNAs: A New Clue About Octopus Intelligence?
While octopus brains are very different from vertebrate brains, they share with vertebrates, a huge number of microRNAs.
Researchers: More Intelligent Jays Show More Self-Control
The researchers say that the same relationship holds true for cuttlefish, chimpanzees, and humans.