Under the sea, octopuses spend a lot of time hunting their dinner. Their choice of prey ranges from clams to crabs to fish. When picking from this extensive menu, do octopuses care more what the food looks like or what it smells like? Scientists now have an answer. Anastasia YandulskayaI am a PhD candidate at […]
Fish continuously make new neurons in their brain. Ocean acidification is harmful for marine life, but can it help fish grow even more brain cells? Scientists say – maybe. Anastasia YandulskayaI am a PhD candidate at Northeastern University in Boston. I study regeneration of the nervous system in water salamanders called axolotls. In my free […]
Exercise is good for growing muscles – and, as it turns out, cells in the salmon brain. After three weeks of swimming against a strong current, young Atlantic salmon had more cells born in their brains. What does this mean for salmon? Anastasia YandulskayaI am a PhD candidate at Northeastern University in Boston. I study […]