(Phys.org) —A team of researchers at the University of Florida has found that some termites use their own feces as an ingredient in building materials. Doing so, the group reports in their paper published in the journal ...
Why are so many companies brought down by an excess of self-confidence, and rash decision-making by out-of-control egos at the top? A Cambridge conference aims to explain why power corrupts, and whether corporate leaders ...
Economics & Business
Sep 18, 2013
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(Phys.org) —California biologists have discovered four new species of reclusive legless lizards living in some of the most marginal habitat in the state: a vacant lot in downtown Bakersfield, among oil derricks in the lower ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2013
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Saving energy is important for humans and animals alike when resources are limited. Scientists at the Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology of the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, found out that although higher-ranked ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Much attention is paid to melting sea ice in the Arctic. But less clear is the situation on the other side of the planet. Despite warmer air and oceans, there's more sea ice in Antarctica now than in the 1970s ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 18, 2013
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The tawny crazy ant has made its way into Georgia for the first time. University of Georgia Extension agent James Morgan in Dougherty County discovered the ant—which originates in South America—on Aug. 15 and submitted ...
Ecology
Sep 18, 2013
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A new citizen science project aimed at identifying the key breeding and feeding sites of the endangered Carnaby's Black-Cockatoos across the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions could potentially aid in the species' conservation.
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2013
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Human waste could be the next weapon in the fight against climate change.
Environment
Sep 18, 2013
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Although college students generally support equal rights and protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, many still don't, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2013
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In this article, Sara Helms, Brian Scott and Jeremy Thornton report new results for an economic experiment on charitable gift restrictions and donor behaviour. The authors demonstrate that offering the option to limit a charitable ...
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2013
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