Ruifen Weng did not originally set out to study fly sexual behavior. As a researcher in Stephen Cohen's laboratory at the A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore, she was attempting to clarify the function ...
Ecology
Oct 9, 2013
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A University of Portland study challenges the popular perception that there is a "new and pervasive hookup culture" among contemporary college students.
Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2013
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Scientists discovered a new enigmatic species of ant coming from the Philippines. Cardiocondyla pirata or the pirate ant engages the imagination with a bizarre pigmentation pattern that has no equivalent worldwide. The female ...
Plants & Animals
May 21, 2013
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While the media is replete with examples of "normal" men who seek out prostitutes regularly, how common are prostitute-seeking men and how much do they differ from men in the normal population? According to a new comparison ...
Social Sciences
Mar 25, 2013
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A male robin will be more diligent in caring for its young if the eggs its mate lays are a brighter shade of blue.
Plants & Animals
May 14, 2012
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Male praying mantises are more likely to engage in risky mating behavior if they have not had recent access to females, as reported Apr. 25 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. Female praying mantises are known for their ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2012
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Do sexualized lyrics in popular music have an impact on the sexual behavior and attitudes of adolescents? Researchers Cougar Hall, Joshua H. West, and Shane Hill from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, take a look at ...
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2011
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Aggressive male mating behavior might well be a successful reproductive strategy for the individual but it can drive the species to extinction, an international research team headed by evolutionary biologist Daniel Rankin ...
Plants & Animals
May 16, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- College students who arrange with friends to "get their backs" are less likely to engage in risky spring break behavior, according to a new study.
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2011
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Brown University sociologists have developed a device to gather more reliable data about risky sexual behavior among Ethiopian teenagers and young adults than conventional face-to-face interviews can produce. Simple, portable, ...
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2010
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