Caecilians are an elusive type of amphibian that primarily live underground and look like a cross between a worm and a snake. One of the few things that is known about caecilians is their unique method for feeding their young. ...
Plants & Animals
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Animals can fall into an "ecological trap" by altering their behavior in the "wrong direction" in response to climate change, researchers say.
Evolution
Dec 16, 2020
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Young transgender, or trans, people face high rates of anxiety, depression and suicide. These elevated mental health risks largely stem from external factors such as discrimination, victimization and—most especially—family ...
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2021
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You lift a stone and staring up at you is a little insect with its tail curled and pincers ready to inflict who knows what. Then you see its attendants—tiny white insects, huddled underneath. Should you drop the stone and ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 30, 2023
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Laid on leaves hanging over streams in tropical rainforests, glassfrog eggs are tasty snacks for snakes, insects and other predators until they hatch and drop into the streams to begin life as tadpoles. Until recently, biologists ...
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Mar 31, 2017
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Geography might reveal the answer to why some species vary in promiscuity, according to new research by Queen's Professor Fran Bonier (Biology). She discovered sparrows are more promiscuous at higher latitudes and are less ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 21, 2013
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How do animals make decisions when faced with competing demands, and how have decision making processes evolved over time? In a recent publication in Biology Letters, Tina Barbasch, a postdoctoral researcher at the Carl R. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2023
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Older parents are less flexible when it comes to raising their offspring, according to a new study of beetles.
Plants & Animals
Mar 6, 2020
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European politicians who want women to have more children should consider the Swedish model with subsidised child care and paid parental leave. This is the conclusion of a new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg.
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2011
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The vital role of oxytocin—the "love hormone"—for social attachments is being called into question. More than 40 years of pharmacological and behavioral research has pointed to oxytocin receptor signaling as an essential ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 27, 2023
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