What could possibly scare a big, powerful predator with sharp teeth and massive jaws? The answer, surprisingly, is its own ...

"Our findings are the first to demonstrate that invertebrates can use mirrors to understand their environment to find prey." ...

Researchers found that octopuses can learn to use mirrors to locate hidden prey, making them the first known invertebrates with this ability.

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There’s something undeniably mysterious about mirrors. They hang quietly on our walls, reflecting our faces and rooms, yet they have always been linked to far more than vanity. Across cultures and ...

I wake up in the morning and look in the mirror. I shower and do my hair and makeup in front of a vanity mirror, then get dressed with the help of my full-length mirror. I have three mirrors in my ...

Daniel Povinelli was in high school when he first read about a clever experiment, published in 1970, that showed chimpanzees—but not monkeys--can recognize themselves in mirrors. "I bought into the ...