A new study published in Animal Cognition shows that horses living in big enclosures and in groups of at least three are better at following directional indications from humans than horses kept in individual paddocks. The ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2023
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Experts have long believed that in fast-growing, urban environments, polygamy would disappear. In Bamako, Mali, where the population is nearly 3 million and rapidly growing, and economic incentives to polygamy have faded, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 14, 2023
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Exposure to female odors and pheromones causes weight loss and extends the life spans of mice, which may have implications for humans, University of Otago researchers have found.
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2023
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Research into the unique cognitive abilities of dogs often leads to surprises, including dogs' ability to form mental representations of things they smell, or that they know when their owners do something by accident. However, ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 28, 2023
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Students around the world are being separated from their phones.
Social Sciences
Mar 14, 2023
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According to a new study published in Scientific Reports puppies—but not kittens and wolf pups—tend to spontaneously imitate human actions, even when they are not rewarded with food (or toys). The researchers of the Department ...
Evolution
Feb 16, 2023
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Teenagers who feel well-supported by their parents are more likely to report increased internet addiction over time, in a surprise finding from a new University of Sydney Business School study.
Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2023
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New findings from the University of Houston may reverse some of the prevailing wisdom about the scourge of screen time and digital devices in the hands of young children. The research is the first to focus on a child under ...
Education
Jan 17, 2023
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In her ruling on the death of two-year old Awaab Ishak in Rochdale in 2020, senior coroner Joanne Kearsley concluded that the child had died as a result of "prolonged exposure to mold in his home environment."
Economics & Business
Jan 13, 2023
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As humans, we share many characteristics with bonobos, who together with chimpanzees are the ape species that are most closely related to us. There are a lot of similarities in our social behavior, but also some remarkable ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 11, 2023
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