Pine sawflies terrify forest owners, but they help researchers understand the evolution of cooperation.
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2018
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Examples of cooperation abound in nature, from honeybee hives to human families. Yet it's also easy enough to find examples of selfishness and conflict. Studying the conditions that give rise to cooperation has occupied researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 12, 2018
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The emerging field of spintronics leverages electron spin and magnetization. This could enhance the storage capacity of computer hard drives and potentially play an important role in quantum computing's future. Superconductor-ferromagnet ...
Superconductivity
Jul 10, 2018
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All it took for rewriting the rules of understanding evolution of cooperation was a series of chance encounters between Martin Nowak, Krishnendu Chatterjee and Christian Hilbe.
Social Sciences
Jul 4, 2018
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Believe it or not—it's in our nature to cooperate with one another, even when cheating may be more profitable. Social cooperation is common in every scale of life, from the simplest bacterial films and multicellular tissues ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 22, 2018
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UBC researchers have captured an unprecedented glimpse into the birth of high-temperature superconductivity in cuprates, settling a scientific debate and uncovering new avenues to explore the potential of other unconventional ...
Superconductivity
May 11, 2018
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Microbes vary their contribution to a community to maximise the return on their investment according to a new study led by UCL and the University of Bath.
Cell & Microbiology
May 9, 2018
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Gijsbert Werner, Postdoctoral Fellow and Stuart West, Professor of Evolutionary Biology, both in the Department of Zoology, explain the process of plant cooperation, in relation to their new study published in PNAS, which ...
Biotechnology
May 1, 2018
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If you're an optimist, you probably believe that humanity is inherently cooperative and willing to sacrifice for the greater good of all. If you're a pessimist, on the other hand, chances are you believe that, in the end, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 24, 2018
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Trade and social networking helped our Homo sapiens ancestors survive a climate-changing volcanic eruption 40,000 years ago, giving hope that we will be able to ride out global warming by staying interconnected, a new study ...
Archaeology
Apr 16, 2018
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