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| September 25, 2020 |
Dear Reader,
Researchers are putting fly babies into virtual reality systems to study their brains. This lets scientists measure their behavior in real time while the flies respond to a controlled environment. Watch the video in our lead story to learn more. Up next, a total of 54 million people worldwide faced weather-related disasters this year while dealing with effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released yesterday. And lastly, new research provides evidence that soft-membraned fish eggs, eaten and pooped out by birds, can still hatch into viable young. |
| | Sunya Bhutta, Senior Editor, Audience Engagement
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| Computing Fruit Flies Plug into the Matrix A new budget-friendly virtual-reality system helps researchers study the brains of small animals By Sophie Bushwick,Macarena Carrizosa | |
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| Evolution Fluttering Feathers Could Spawn New Species Fork-tailed flycatchers make a fluttering sound with their wings—but separate subspecies have different "dialects" of fluttering. Christopher Intagliata reports. |  | By Christopher Intagliata | 02:23 | | | |
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