What are memories made of? And can they be transferred?
One clue might lie with a humble sea slug called the California sea hare (Aplysia californica).
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UCLA Scientists Transfer Memories Between Sea Slugs
One of the world’s rarest, largest and foulest flowers will bloom Thursday night at the Tucson Botanical Gardens.
Amorphophallus titanum, better known as the corpse flower for its signature rotting-carcass odor, can take 7-10 years or longer to bloom.
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Tucson Garden Offers Rare Chance To See Corpse Flower Bloom
Arizonans were treated to an unusual spectacle Tuesday night as a fireball flashed across the sky around 8:30 p.m.
The American Meteor Society received reports from six states describing the object, which flashed brighter than the full moon before quickly fizzling out.
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Arizona Fireball Visible Across 6 States
More than 450 million years ago, the entire genetic instruction book of spiders’ and scorpions’ common ancestor doubled, according to a genomic comparison of the common house spider and the Arizona bark scorpion.
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Rare Whole Genome Duplication Gave Rise To Arizona Bark Scorpion
Eight U.S. Department of Defense brain studies, one at Arizona State University, are investigating ways to help soldiers learn more efficiently.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) hopes not just to make better sharpshooters, but also to shorten training periods for translators, analysts and cryptographers — and, perhaps, to improve outcomes for soldiers with brain injury and memory loss.
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U.S. Department Of Defense Brain Study Seeks To Boost Learning In Soldiers
