Tag: echolocation
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Europe’s Largest Bats Hunt And Eat Migrating Birds On Wing, High In Sky
Groundbreaking Insight into a Remarkable Hunting Strategy For years, researchers have known that some bats can prey on sizable, nimble birds. Now a comprehensive study using high-resolution biologging has confirmed that Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule (Nyctalus lasiopterus), routinely captures and consumes nocturnally migrating passerine birds in flight high above the ground. This discovery…
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Europe’s Largest Bats Hunt Birds In Flight At Night
Breakthrough Evidence: Bats Diving After Migrating Birds For decades, researchers have known that some bat species can hunt larger prey away from water and near the ground. A new study, however, provides compelling, direct evidence that Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule (Nyctalus lasiopterus), hunts and eats nocturnally migrating birds in midair, high above the…
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AI-Driven Breakthrough Unveils How Evolution Repeats Itself Across Species
AI Sheds Light on Convergent Evolution In a remarkable stride for evolutionary biology, Chinese researchers have demonstrated how artificial intelligence can illuminate one of nature’s most intriguing puzzles: convergent evolution. A team led by Zou Zhengting from the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has shown that different species can independently develop…
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Chinese AI protein language model reveals secrets of evolution
Breakthrough uses AI to decode convergent evolution Experts in China have leveraged an artificial intelligence (AI) protein language model to shed light on one of biology’s most intriguing puzzles: convergent evolution. The study, reported by Xinhua News Agency—the state-run press agency with ties to TV BRICS—shows how distant species can arrive at similar adaptations when…
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AI Protein Language Model Unveils Secrets of Convergent Evolution
Overview A recent study by Chinese scientists demonstrates how artificial intelligence, specifically an AI protein language model, can illuminate one of biology’s perennial mysteries: convergent evolution. The team, led by Zou Zhengting from the Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, used a novel computational framework to show how distantly related species can…
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AI protein language model uncovers how convergent evolution arises in nature
New AI tool sheds light on convergent evolution A team of Chinese scientists has taken a significant step in understanding how distant life forms independently develop similar abilities when faced with comparable environmental challenges. By applying a sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) protein language model, the researchers uncovered a key mechanism that explains convergent evolution—the repeated…