Some people may actually see sounds, say researchers who found this odd ability is possible when the parts of the brain devoted to vision are small. These findings points to a clever strategy the brain might use when vision is unreliable, investigators added. More.
Please make a pledge. If you pledge for one of the books you’ll get it for only a little more than you would buying it online or in a store. If you buy multiple copies they’ll be as inexpensive or even less. Baltho, The Dog Who Owned a Man Thomas Ramey Watson puts up a …
October 20 was the second annual International Sloth Day! Organized by Colombia’s Fundación AIUNAU (a wildlife rescue non-profit), the day aims to raise awareness of sloths and the challenges they face. This adorable video, by writer Lucy Cooke, shows some of the rescue activities at AIUNAU. (It was filmed in March; since then, most of …
It’s a confusingly cute picture: tabby cat lies in a box, partially buried in a pile of fluffy yellow chicks. The downy mob is crowded into a corner of the box and one chick is perched atop the cat’s back. Posted on Jezebel, the image raises some interesting questions. Namely, is this an adorable example …
US researchers say that mice may have the ability to learn songs based on the sounds they hear. They found that when male mice were housed together they learned to match the pitch of their songs to each other. Mice also share some behavioural and brain mechanisms involved in vocal learning with songbirds and humans, …
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“The first fair was a financial success but only a few dogs were adopted,” Sanctuary Evolucion Patricia Holland explains. “This time we didn’t sell as many donuts but over 50 families are interested in adopting. Evolucion volunteers are busy making home inspections and if only half of the families are suitable, 25 dogs will have …