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The Sounds That Haunted U.S. Diplomats in Cuba? Lovelorn Crickets, Scientists Say

Alexander Stubbs of the University of California, Berkeley, and Fernando Montealegre-Z of the University of Lincoln in England studied a recording of the sounds made by diplomats and published

Feisty hummingbirds prioritize fencing over feeding

Using high-speed video cameras, the researchers have for the first time captured hummingbird fencing and feeding strategies in slow motion to document the various ways the birds use their bills to fight and the trade-offs they accept when choosing fighting over feeding prowess.

Congratulations to Daniela Kaufer and Bill Jagust, The 2018 Radical Ideas in Brain Science Challenge winners

In Memoriam: Roberta Park

Last week, the campus community lost an esteemed colleague as IB Professor Emerita Roberta “Robbie” Park passed away peacefully at the age of 87.