SoT 113: A Brain The Size Of A Pea
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It was thought that the many eyes on a peacock\'s tail feathers were what impressed peahens. But a new - and really cool! - study suggests that when it comes to wooing peahens, size does matter. It\'s not the number of the eyes, but the width of the tail.
\\nDo dolphins use names? Well, sort of. They may use names to refer to themselves, but we don\'t know if they use names to refer to each other.
\\nScientists at MIT have developed a technique to insert false memories into mice.\\xa0
\\nThree new studies have uncovered the genetic mechanism which controls regeneration in flatworms.
\\nResearchers at the University of Tokyo say they have created electronics thin and flexible enough to be considered \\u201cimperceptible.\\u201d\\xa0Their first prototype, a touch sensor, is 30 times lighter than printer paper and one-fifth the thickness of sandwich wrap.
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