According to new research published in the journal eLife, the dragonfly brain can perform visual tasks that were previously associated only with mammals. Wiederman et al have shown how a dragonfly’s brain anticipates the movement of its prey. Image credit: Komkrich Srigoson. “Until now, scientists have primarily considered the capabilities …

An international team of arachnologists has discovered and described three new species of Neotropical ‘club-tailed’ scorpions: Ischnotelson peruassu and Physoctonus striatus from Brazil and Rhopalurus ochoai from Venezuela. A known species of club-tailed scorpion from Brazil. Image credit: Humberto Yamaguti. Scorpions are found in every ecosystem on the planet, from …

Foxconn CEO Terry Gou and President Trump recently announced a plan to bring 3,000 jobs to Wisconsin at what appears to be a flat screen manufacturing plant. The political press ate it up, alternatively excoriating the program for costing too much in tax breaks and crowing a win for Wisconsin’s …

Earlier this week the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) released its “e-business” report. The category includes search, social media and news and information sites. Social media held steady, while the search and online news sectors declined vs. last year. In the aggregate “search engines” dropped in customer satisfaction by 1.3 …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Featured snippets: How much do you really know about them? [QUIZ]Jul 28, 2017 by Stephan Spencer Think you’re an expert on featured snippets? Then put your …

Photo: bambam.bamford on Instagram  If you grew up feeding the birds in your backyard during the summer, you’ll be pleased to know that bird feeders are now considered chic. As a rising outdoor décor trend for the warmer months of the year, bird feeders are set to decorate patios and gardens …

Back in 2014, a pair of Berkeley alumni, Antoine Balaresque and Henry Bradlow, had an idea for a camera-equipped drone that had the potential to change the entire drone market. The Lily Camera, “built” by Lily Robotics, was advertised as a dead-simple device that anyone could operate, mostly because it …

For the past few years, Microsoft has been pushing the idea of Office and Windows as a service that’s continually updated rather than as discrete products you purchase off the shelf. At various points throughout 2017, the company has been synchronizing and simplifying its update schedule. Now it’s unveiled the …

Microsoft is coming up on its self-imposed deadline to launch the Fall Creators Update, which has an estimated delivery date in September. Given this relatively short time frame, we’d have expected Windows 10 Insider builds to be feature-complete by now, and we’ve covered what some of those features are and …

Chat fiction apps are among some of the most popular in the App Store, thanks to their highly engaged, largely teenage to young adult fan base who enjoy reading thrilling stories told in the form of text messages. Today, one competitor in this space, Wattpad, is rolling out an upgrade …