Christina Larson

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Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening

Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds of instruments in the hospital: a thermometer, a stethoscope and sometimes his guitar and ukulele.In the recovery unit of UC San Diego Health, Salaysay helps...

How to use 8 arms? Octopuses tend to explore with their front limbs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Humans may be right-handed or left-handed. It turns out octopuses don’t have a dominant arm, but they do tend to perform some tasks more often with their front arms,...

Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a form of ancient communication

Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a new study shows.Chimpanzees and humans last shared a common ancestor around 6 million years ago. Scientists suspect this ancient ancestor...

Scientists once thought only humans could bob to music. Ronan the sea lion helped prove them wrong

Ronan the sea lion can still keep a beat after all these years. She can groove to rock and electronica. But the 15-year-old California sea lion’s talent shines most in bobbing to...

Christina Larson

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