Here is a succinct précis in the form of an infographic of an article in The Times newspaper of 17th Sept 2024 which refers to a study on the discovery of microplastics in the brains of a significant percentage of deceased San Paulo Brazilians (8/15) …
A study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B has come to the conclusion that some bee species thrive in the urban environment and develop bigger brains to adapt to it. The urban environment can offer unique ecological opportunities with, for example, …
A study conducted by lead scientist Dr. Christoph Völter and colleagues at the University of Vienna, came to the conclusion that dogs might have a “theory of mind”. The concept of “theory of mind” concerns the human capacity (and exceedingly rarely the capacity of animals) …
‘Cetacean stranding’ is the technical term for beached whales and dolphins. They normally die because of dehydration or collapsing under their own weight and they might end up drowning when high tide covers their blowholes. There have been several theories as to the cause. If …
This is another intriguing scientific study which this time is on ‘beat synchronisation’ by rats as they demonstrate that they can pick out the beat in music and ‘dance to it’ by moving their heads in time even if they’ve never heard it before. The …
You might have heard of Dishbrain, 800,000 lab-grown brain cells in a dish which has the ability to play a 1970s video game (badly). Writing in the journal Neuron, Dr. Brett Kagan of the Cortical Labs, claims that he has created the first sentient lab …
A recent study appears to confirm that fish is an excellent food for the middle-aged brain; the brain that needs to be constantly reinvigorated in order to put the brakes on that gradual slide towards inevitable dementia! I am being a little bit melodramatic, but …
This is a dog escape to match the best cat escapes. This was smart thinking and brave acting. Of course, we have no idea why a puppy was in a pool of water with a ‘congregation’ of alligators. Yes, a group of alligators is called …
