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Cockroaches at Their Best at Night

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the like-computer-science-and-astronomy dept.

Science_afficionado writes "A new study has found that cockroaches are morons in the morning and geniuses in the evening in terms of their learning capacity. Previous studies suggest that the learning capacity of both people and rats are also affected by their internal biological clocks. But the effect is far more dramatic in cockroaches and it is the first time it has been found in insects. And, no, the researchers didn't try giving their cockroaches a sip of coffee to see if it revived them!"

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  1. Another checklist... by Ariastis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Would they learn better if installed in groups? In cubicles? Are there pointy-haired cockroaches? Did the researchers give them 20% of their time to work on personal projects? come one, where's the research!

  2. what does this mean? by jollyreaper · · Score: 5, Funny

    If we switch Washington, DC to working the night shift, we'll get a better government?

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