Air pollution is a global environmental crisis that has been linked to an estimated 9 million premature deaths per year, according to The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health. WHO has estimated that up to 12.6 million global deaths/year are due to living in unhealthy environments. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study in 2019…
Researchers record brain waves of free-swimming octopuses for the first time using the Neurologger
Octopuses are considered one of the most intelligent invertebrates. With over 300 million neurons, octopuses have the most complex invertebrate brain. Their brain is composed of many neurons organized into many lobes. Until now, scientists have studied the functions of individual lobes by intentionally damaging them and observing what abilities the animal loses in this…