Hr1: News Roundup, Cold Lab Mice, Animal Intelligence, Coral

Science Friday

How do you measure the IQ of an octopus? The trick, says primatologist Frans de Waal, is to measure animal intelligence not by human standards, but by octopus or elephant or chimpanzee standards. Plus, coral bleaching, and a roundup of science news.

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