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15 Animals Most Likely to Be the First Colonists on Mars  AOL.com Source link

Bowhead whales can live more than 200 years. Tiny shrews barely make it a year. Some sea sponge species are over 15,000 years old. That gap raises a straightforward question: what’s different at the biological level? Instead of hunting for a single “longevity gene,” researchers looked for patterns across sets of related genes that might scale up in species with …

Wisconsin hunters have a longtime tradition of turning their prey into lifelike keepsakes that are mounted on walls or sit on the floor. But a Mosinee taxidermist is using his craft to protect wild animals from poachers.  Brian Wolslegel of Custom Robotic Wildlife, Inc., creates deer, elk, moose and more that can move, give off heat and even poop. He …

Tsetse Fly Just a tiny, humdrum fly by appearances, but the tsetse transmits sleeping sickness. This parasitic disease attacks the central nervous system and, if untreated, leads to rapid death. A surprising number of deaths occur annually, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Source link

Do A.I. chatbots packaged inside cute-looking plushies offer a viable alternative to screen time for kids? That’s how the companies selling these A.I.-powered kiddie companions are marketing them, but The New York Times’ Amanda Hess has some reservations. She recounts a demonstration in which Grem, one of the offerings from startup Curio, tried to bond with her. (Curio also sells …

They’re Stuffed Animals. They’re Also A.I. Chatbots.  The New York Times AI-powered stuffed animals are coming for your kids  TechCrunch Perplexity’s bid for Google Chrome could be just the beginning  StartupNews.fyi Playful Ai Companions  Trend Hunter AI Stuffed Animals: Screen-Free Learning with Privacy Concerns  WebProNews Source link

Domestic Dogs Female dogs with strong maternal instincts often adopt and nurse orphaned animals of other species such as kittens, ducklings, squirrels, and even raccoons. This behaviour is common especially when they are lactating, driven by hormonal influences and social bonding. Source link

It’s the horror destroyer of fruit flies – a fungus that emits spores that land on the flies and infiltrate their bodies, says Sheena Harvey. Burrowing into the fly’s gut, the cells of Entomophthora muscae multiply rapidly and feed on the fly’s internal organs. Then they make their way to the brain.  This is where the fungus takes control. The common fruit …

Scientists have uncovered an extraordinary collection of half-a-billion-year-old fossils in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA. The discovery is the first of its kind from the famous canyon and includes exquisitely preserved remains of ancient animals such as rock-scraping molluscs, filter-feeding crustaceans and toothed worms – as well as the food they likely consumed. The fossils date back to a key …

It’s a familiar scene: a doting pet parent lovingly feeding their rescue dog a bowl of grain-free kibble—then later that evening, slicing into a filet mignon with equal satisfaction. Or the proud “chicken mom” who goes viral for knitting sweaters for her backyard hens…while ordering spicy wings from Uber Eats. These aren’t outliers—they’re all of us, to some degree. You …