Day: March 19, 2025

Parakeet brains and their ability to mimic human talking could help people suffering from speech disorders, according to a new study. For the first time, scientists at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine recorded brain activity in parakeets as the birds made sounds. The researcher…

Organelles in cells were originally often independent cells, which were incorporated by host cells and lost their independence in the course of evolution. A team of biologists headed by Professor Dr. Eva Nowack at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) are examining the way in which this assimilation process occurs and how quickly. They now describe their findings about an intermediate stage in this process in Science Advances.

It looks gorgeous

Once dubbed the “world’s ugliest animal,” the blobfish has been named New Zealand’s fish of the year.

The Israel Defense Forces announced the incursion just over a day after breaking the ceasefire with a sprawling bombing campaign that killed hundreds across the enclave.

The Department of Defense deleted a story on its website that highlighted Jackie Robinson’s military service, with the original URL redirecting to one that added the letters “dei” in front of “sports-heroes.”

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