Among the first things that stand out about golden-collared manakins, a bird found in Panama and western Colombia, are the acrobatics of male adults during breeding season. Males also emit a particular call, the 'chee-poo', ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2019
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Cane toads are picking up some shady habits, according to a new study co-authored by a Macquarie University researcher.
Plants & Animals
Jan 21, 2019
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Childcare can be expensive, stressful, and annoying to organise, but a University of Otago-led study has found it may also be behind religion's resilience.
Social Sciences
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Many species of mammals have evolved what appear to be paradoxical behaviours towards their young. Like humans, most exhibit nurturing, protective behaviours, and in some circumstances even act as surrogate parents. However, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 13, 2018
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On November 1, AFP joined news outlets around the world in covering the release of a major academic paper warning that our oceans were warming dramatically quicker than previously thought.
Environment
Nov 23, 2018
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What does it take for a fish to recognise another fish? Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried show, that a simple dot, animated in specific way, is sufficient to trigger shoaling.
Plants & Animals
Nov 5, 2018
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Dolphins learn tricks from each other in the wild, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Aug 29, 2018
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Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered that more sociable fish suppress their own personality when they are with a partner.
Plants & Animals
Jun 12, 2018
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Quark matter – an extremely dense phase of matter made up of subatomic particles called quarks – may exist at the heart of neutron stars. It can also be created for brief moments in particle colliders on Earth, such as ...
Astronomy
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Young mongooses learn lifelong habits from role models rather than inheriting them from genetic parents, new research shows.Banded mongooses live in social groups where pups are consistently cared for one-to-one by a single ...
Plants & Animals
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