Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2023
A dictionary of the manosphere: Five terms to understand the language of online male supremacists
Thot. White knight. Red pilled. Cuck. Beta. Soyboy. Unicorn. Chad.
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Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2022
What really drives anti-abortion beliefs? Research suggests it's a matter of sexual strategies
Many people have strong opinions about abortion—especially in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, revoking a constitutional right previously held by more than 165 million Americans.
Plants & Animals
Jan 30, 2019
Fish fertilize eggs in their male relatives' nests
Male cichlid fish sometimes fertilize eggs in nests belonging to one of their male relatives, a behaviour that is counter-intuitive yet ultimately beneficial, according to a study published in BMC Biology.
Plants & Animals
Feb 5, 2018
Fish study finds genes that regulate social behaviors
Genes in an area of the brain that is relatively similar in fish, humans and all vertebrates appear to regulate how organisms coordinate and shift their behaviors, according to a new Cornell University study.
Environment
Dec 8, 2017
Geomythology—how a geographer began mining myths
So you think the Loch Ness Monster never existed? That the story is a cunningly cobbled-together fiction intended to boost tourist interest in an otherwise unrelentingly dull (only to some) part of mid-Scotland? Think again.
Plants & Animals
Nov 9, 2017
Researcher studies birds that break all the mating rules
What can the mating behavior of birds tell us about evolution, climate change and species survival? For Peter Dunn, UWM distinguished professor of biological sciences, bird-watching offers clues to overarching ecological ...
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2016
Cuckolded fathers rare in human populations
Despite the urban myth reinforced by many a daytime talk show, researchers writing in Trends in Ecology & Evolution on April 5 say the emerging evidence consistently indicates that very few fathers have unknowingly raised ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 26, 2016
Randy red-backed fairy-wrens' duets reduce cuckoldry
The courtship and mating behaviors of the perky Australian red-backed fairy-wren have evolved into nothing short of a free-for-all. The rampant promiscuity of both sexes is legendary.
Ecology
Jun 3, 2015
The early bird catches the sperm
Getting up later in the morning might gain you more sleep, but it could mean you end up fathering fewer offspring—at least if you are a songbird called the great tit. Ecologists from the United States and Germany have discovered ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2013
Birds choose sweet-smelling mates
For most animals, scent is the instant messenger of choice for quickly exchanging personal profiles. Scientists, however, have long dismissed birds as odor-eschewing luddites that don't take advantage of scent-based communications.
