In guppy courtship, the unusual male wins
When it comes to choosing a mate, female guppies often go for the mates with the flashiest, most interesting color patterns.
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2019
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Work experience poor predictor of future job performance
A common hiring philosophy used for generations is being flipped on its head by new research from Florida State University.
Social Sciences
May 14, 2019
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Modern economic theory explains prehistoric Mediterranean societies
A Florida State University professor's research suggests a theory by famed economist Thomas Piketty on present-day wealth inequality actually explains a lot about how smaller-scale societies in the prehistoric Mediterranean ...
Social Sciences
May 10, 2019
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Researcher finds hate crimes committed by groups hurt the most
Hate crimes committed by groups are especially likely to result in injuries such as broken bones and missing teeth, according to a new study from Florida State University.
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2019
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Airbnb's explosive growth jolts hotel industry's bottom line
Hospitality service Airbnb is fast becoming the 800-pound gorilla that's shaking up the hotel industry and forever changing it.
Economics & Business
Apr 19, 2019
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Researcher uses network science to understand how materials work
Network science is how mathematicians and software designers construct complicated social networks like Facebook. But a group of Florida State University researchers has found that these equations can tell engineers a lot ...
Materials Science
Apr 18, 2019
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Researcher finds adolescent views of law enforcement can improve over time
What do cheese, jeans and wine all have in common? They get better with time. New research from Florida State University finds that's also true of teenagers' attitudes toward law enforcement as they become adults.
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2019
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In ancient oceans that resembled our own, oxygen loss triggered mass extinction
Roughly 430 million years ago, during the Earth's Silurian Period, global oceans were experiencing changes that would seem eerily familiar today. Melting polar ice sheets meant sea levels were steadily rising, and ocean oxygen ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 28, 2019
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Massive earthquakes provide new insight into deep Earth
In the waning months of 2018, two of the mightiest deep earthquakes ever recorded in human history rattled the Tonga-Fiji region of the South Pacific.
Earth Sciences
Mar 27, 2019
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New computational tool could change how we study pathogens
A sophisticated new analysis tool developed by Florida State University scientists may signal a new era in the study of population genetics.
Biotechnology
Mar 22, 2019
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