Biology Archives - LIEFFIE https://lieffie.com/tag/biology/ Digital News and Development Wed, 04 Dec 2024 23:00:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://lieffie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cropped-to-help-ais-understand-the-world-researchers-put-them-in-a-robot-32x32.jpg Biology Archives - LIEFFIE https://lieffie.com/tag/biology/ 32 32 These spiders listen for prey before hurling webs like slingshots https://lieffie.com/digital-news/these-spiders-listen-for-prey-before-hurling-webs-like-slingshots/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 23:00:50 +0000 https://lieffie.com/digital-news/these-spiders-listen-for-prey-before-hurling-webs-like-slingshots/ Along came a spider A) Untensed web shown from front view. (B) Tensed web shown from side view. Credit: Read moreDrupal 8.8.0 is...

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]]> How should we treat beings that might be sentient? https://lieffie.com/digital-news/how-should-we-treat-beings-that-might-be-sentient/ Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:07:52 +0000 https://lieffie.com/digital-news/how-should-we-treat-beings-that-might-be-sentient/ What’s needed, Birch argues, when faced with such staggering uncertainty about the sentience stature of other beings, is a precautionary framework that outlines...

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]]> This elephant figured out how to use a hose to shower https://lieffie.com/digital-news/this-elephant-figured-out-how-to-use-a-hose-to-shower/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 23:06:11 +0000 https://lieffie.com/digital-news/this-elephant-figured-out-how-to-use-a-hose-to-shower/ And the hose-showering behavior was “lateralized,” that is, Mary preferred targeting her left body side more than her right. (Yes, Mary is a...

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]]> These hornets break down alcohol so fast that they can’t get drunk https://lieffie.com/digital-news/these-hornets-break-down-alcohol-so-fast-that-they-cant-get-drunk/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:38:50 +0000 https://lieffie.com/digital-news/these-hornets-break-down-alcohol-so-fast-that-they-cant-get-drunk/ Many animals, including humans, have developed a taste for alcohol in some form, but excessive consumption often leads to adverse health effects. One...

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