Newborn chicks are attracted to objects that move upwards
From birth, animals can use their spontaneous preferences (predispositions that are not learned) to decide which stimuli to attend and ...
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Neonicotinoid causes ASD-like symptoms in chicks
Disturbed transmission via nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in chick fetuses impairs the hatchlings’ preference for animate objects—similar to what is seen ...
Cowbird chicks do best with two warbler nest mates – not four, not zero, study finds
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Brown-headed cowbirds are generalist brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of many other bird species ...
Extreme heat harms forest-dwelling bird chicks more than city ones
Forest bird nestlings are significantly smaller and more likely to die as a result of extreme heat compared to their ...
Late Pleistocene humans may have hatched and raised cassowary chicks
As early as 18,000 years ago, humans in New Guinea may have collected cassowary eggs near maturity and then raised ...
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Schrödinger’s cat makes better qubits
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The problems with coal ash start smaller than anyone thought
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‘Revolutionary’ research discovers new cause of cancer coming from inside us
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Nearly 70% of private label avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils
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Taurine may be a key to longer and healthier life
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Researchers find an immune system ‘trip wire’ that detects COVID-19