Skoltech researchers and their colleagues have studied a core element of the insect olfactory system to see how this knowledge might help in both fighting insects and using them to our advantage. The paper was published in ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2021
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We all know that humans and other mammals have intricate social lives, but conservation biologists say it's crucial to recognize that reptiles also engage in complex social behaviors.
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2021
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Researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, HEC Montréal, and University of New South Wales, UNSW Sydney published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that performs a meta-analysis of extant research on social ...
Social Sciences
Aug 6, 2021
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A team of researchers from Italy, Spain and Georgia has found the remains of ancient hunting dogs at a dig site in what is now modern Georgia. In their paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, the group describes ...
Hyenas are a highly social species, living in groups that can number more than 100. But within their clans, there is order: A specific matrilineal hierarchy governs societies in this species where females are dominant to ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 15, 2021
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People contribute only very little to climate protection, because they underestimate the willingness of others to contribute. This is the central result of a new study by the behavioral economists Peter Andre, Teodora Boneva, ...
Environment
Jul 9, 2021
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Male jackdaws don't stick around to console their mate after a traumatic experience, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Jun 29, 2021
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As social media and other online networking sites have grown in usage, so too has trolling—an internet practice in which users intentionally seek to draw others into pointless and, at times, uncivil conversations.
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2021
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Killer whales have complex social structures including close "friendships", according to a new study that used drones to film the animals.
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2021
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Our ability to confront global crises, from pandemics to climate change, depends on how we interact and share information.
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2021
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