Tag: octopus
New Claim: Tyrannosaur Was as Smart as a Monkey
One researcher argues that, based on bird studies, the huge predators may have had many more brain cells than we have supposed.
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.
Octopus Intelligence Poses Evolutionary Convergence Conundrum
Outstandingly bright — with eyes that strikingly resemble ours — yet their ancestors split from mammals and birds 600 million years ago.
Octopuses from the Sky: Scientists Propose “Aliens Seeded Life on Earth”
Host Sarah Chaffee and biologist Ann Gauger discuss panspermia, the topic of a peer-reviewed paper by several quite serious scientists.
Brain Size Doesn’t Determine Intelligence
Brains are not simple, so many “just common sense” theories have fallen by the wayside.