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A Genetic Oddity May Give Octopuses and Squids Their Smarts

The “genetic oddity” that may explain the extraordinary intelligence of octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish (known as cephalopods) is their bizarre and extensive use of RNA editing. This process allows them to effectively rewrite their own genetic instructions on the fly, granting them rapid neurological flexibility that is almost unheard of in the animal kingdom, particularly […]

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After Badger Buries Entire Cow Carcass, Scientists Go to the Tape

🏗️ The Burial Process: A Feat of Engineering The badger was captured on video burying a calf carcass that weighed approximately 50 pounds (23 kg). The time-lapse footage showed the sheer determination and method the badger used: 🔬 Scientific Significance: More Than Just a Snack While badgers are known to cache (bury and store) smaller

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This Is a Giant Shipworm. You May Wish It Had Stayed In Its Tube.

The “Giant Shipworm” the headline refers to is the species Kuphus polythalamius, an astonishingly large and mysterious creature that was known for centuries only by the remnants of its enormous shell. Its full reveal, once extracted from its tube, certainly startled the scientific community and the public alike. Here is a breakdown of what this

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