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Environment
UN summit approves fund to share the benefits of sequenced genetic data from nature
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain On Saturday, the United Nations Summit on Nature in Colombia agreed to create a fund to share the benefits of genetic data sequenced digitally from animals and plants with the communities from which it originates. Such data, many of which come from species found in poor countries, are used particularly in medicines and cosmetics, and can…
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Science
Octopuses cooperate with fish to hunt, but the way they share decisions is surprisingly complex
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution sheds light on what happens when octopuses and fish hunt together. As it turns out, this cross-species relationship is more complicated than anyone expected. Animals of the same species often cooperate and work together to achieve some goal. However, cooperation between individuals of different species is relatively…
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