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Bumblebees can learn to understand Morse code

Researchers found the furry insects had a ‘remarkable’ ability to distinguish between the ‘dash’ and ‘dot’ signals ...
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists found that bumblebees can tell the difference between short and long light flashes, ...
Which animal would make the best spy? Perhaps pigeons would be a good candidate – they have the relevant experience, after ...
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a system that is capable of teaching people Morse code within four hours using a series of vibrations felt near the ear. After being ...
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have shown for the first time that an insect—the bumblebee Bombus ...
It's not exactly beating something into someone's head. More like tapping it into the side. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a system that teaches people Morse code ...
Conventional wisdom holds that the best way to learn a new language is immersion: just throw someone into a situation where they have no choice, and they’ll learn by context. Militaries use immersion ...
If you want to learn Morse code and you don’t have a teacher, you’d probably just head over to a website or download a phone app. Before that, you probably bought a cassette tape or a phonograph ...
Jackson Middle School seventh grade students Lea Tanner, left, and Kerrigan Keller, right, watch as seventh grade science teacher Cherish George, center, shows them how to use a micro:bit computer on ...
Google has teamed up with the clever folks at Adaptive Design Association—an organization that builds custom adaptations for children with disabilities—for a 48-hour hackathon to design prototype ...