Cockatoos have learned to operate drinking fountains in Australia(science.org)

312 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 141 comments

Dogs seem to agree with humans that 'bouba' is round and 'kiki' is spiky(sciencealert.com)

322 points by gmays 8 days ago | 193 comments

ScienceAlert article reporting research suggesting dogs, like humans, associate the word 'bouba' with round shapes and 'kiki' with spiky ones.

Large solar farms could trigger rain in the desert(science.org)

56 points by colechristensen 2 years ago | 49 comments

Ants trapped in a Soviet nuclear bunker survived for years(sciencealert.com)

98 points by MaysonL 1 year ago | 21 comments

Earth Received a Message Laser-Beamed from 10M Miles Away in NASA Test(sciencealert.com)

51 points by hackernj 2 years ago | 32 comments

Peacock feathers can be lasers(science.org)

13 points by ohjeez 1 year ago | 9 comments