Domestic dogs may have lost some of their innate animal skill when they came in from the wild, according to new research conducted at the Wolf Science Center in Austria.
Plants & Animals
Sep 15, 2017
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Scratching is more than an itch—when it is sparked by stress, it appears to reduce aggression from others and lessen the chance of conflict.
Plants & Animals
Sep 11, 2017
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A University of Portsmouth disaster specialist is helping with the fight in Colombia against illegal gold mining and its impacts, from deforestation and toxic pollution, to socio-economic pressures on nearby communities.
Environment
Sep 5, 2017
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Apes' intelligence may be entirely misunderstood, because research has so far failed to measure it fairly and accurately, according to scientists.
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2017
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Nectar, the high-energy 'honey' produced by flowers, might be a brilliant distraction technique to help protect a flower's reproductive parts, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
Aug 21, 2017
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Each summer, a large part of the Gulf of Mexico "dies". This year, the Gulf's "dead zone" is the largest on record, stretching from the mouth of the Mississippi, along the coast of Louisiana to waters off Texas, hundreds ...
Environment
Aug 14, 2017
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People who give up their time for online volunteering are mainly motivated by a desire to learn, a new study has found.
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2017
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New maps of dark matter dynamics in the Universe have been produced by a team of international cosmologists.
Astronomy
Jul 25, 2017
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Language patterns could be predicted by simple laws of physics, a new study has found.
General Physics
Jul 24, 2017
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Whales, sharks, butterflies and lotus leaves might together hold the secret to saving the shipping industry millions and help save the planet, according to a marine biologist at the University of Portsmouth, UK.
Ecology
Jul 20, 2017
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