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AI Is Deciphering Animal Speech. Should We Try to Talk Back?
As scientists use machine learning to decode the sounds of whales, dogs, and dolphins, opinions vary on how best to deploy ...
Very different mammals follow the same rules of behavior: Research hints at an underlying architecture
In the natural world—where predators pounce, prey flee, and group members feed and sleep in solidarity—animal behavior is ...
Molecule reverses cognitive deficits associated with aging and dementia in animal tests
In Brazil, researchers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and collaborators from the University of São ...
Is intelligence a human construct? “Octopus!” suggests its time to think differently about animals
"Octopus!" (Courtesy of Prime) These characteristics are compared to human traits, leading many to conclude that octopuses are remarkably intelligent. But as Piero Amodio, an animal behavior and ...