The textbook "monogamy hypothesis" argues that monogamy favors the evolution of cooperation by increasing sibling relatedness, since helpers are as related to the full siblings that they care for as they are to their own ...
Ecology
May 3, 2016
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Massachusetts' highest court says federal law does not prohibit Yahoo from providing a deceased man's family members access to his email account.
Business
Oct 16, 2017
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The often remade song "He Ain't Heavy… He's My Brother" probably owes a good deal of its enduring popularity to its depiction of the loving familial bond between two siblings - one aiding the other despite great difficulty. ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2013
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"You have blood on your hands."
Social Sciences
Feb 1, 2024
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Up to now, researchers have believed that birds stay at home and altruistically help raise younger siblings because this is the only way to pass on genes when you cannot breed yourself. But this idea is only partially true. ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2018
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Having a high-achieving older sibling helps children, especially those from socioeconomically disadvantaged families, succeed academically, according to a new Yale-led study.
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2023
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New research in fruit flies suggests that males may be at greater risk than females of diseases caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA.
Plants & Animals
Jul 1, 2020
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Conflict amongst siblings increased during the first UK lockdown according to a new study of children with special education needs and disabilities (SENDs).
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2021
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In Stefani Engelstein's new book, "Sibling Action: The Genealogical Structure of Modernity," the author argues that a genealogical way of thinking about global relations emerged in the nineteenth century. This way of thinking ...
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2017
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School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant that many children spent much of their time at home in the spring of 2020. For most children, this meant more time spent with sisters and brothers, creating the potential ...
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2021
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