An international team of scientists travelled to Taiaro Atoll in French Polynesia to seek answers about the existence of a unique community of fishes. Watch this brief introduction about their research expedition. 

The researchers recorded the brain activity of an octopus for 12 hours. Here, the octopus is in active sleep, a stage in which there are rapid changes in color and texture, as well as fast sucker motion.

Researchers found that termites in same-sex pairings acted in a similar way to termites in opposite-sex pairings when the termites were separated. Leaders paused while followers searched, regardless of whether the termite was female or male. This video is associated with the press release: Sex role flexibility is key to the evolution of homosexual partnerships in termites