Pheasants at risk from predators on unfamiliar ground
Pheasants are most likely to be killed by predators on unfamiliar ground, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
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Testing attention shifting abilities in children and chimpanzees
A team of researchers at the University of St Andrews, in the U.K., working with a colleague from the University of Portsmouth, also in the U.K., has tested young children and chimpanzees to learn more about when attention ...
Touchscreen device proves useful for studying wild primates
A new study from a team at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, explores the use of touchscreen devices in experiments conducted on wild primates, with the aim of reducing the need for captive animals.
Ecology
Jan 16, 2023
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Cognitive abilities of female southern pied babblers found to decline with age even as they produce more offspring
A team of researchers at the University of Western Australia, working with a colleague from the University of Exeter, has found that as female southern pied babblers grow older, they produce more offspring—even as they ...
Scientists highlight safe access to the outdoors with naming of new plant species
A new species of Australian bush tomato described from the Garrarnawun Lookout in Judbarra National Park provides a compelling example of the need to provide equal and safe access to natural places. Bucknell University postdoctoral ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2022
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Study finds higher air pollution in low-income areas affects early childhood development
The study of concentrated poverty and its effects on kids and social mobility has been a sociological topic for a long time, but new research published in Science Advances is among the first to explore neighborhood effects ...
Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2022
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Baby seals show off vocal skills
Humans appear to be one of the only animals capable of speech, which requires a range of skills and mental abilities. Among them, vocal learning—the ability to learn to produce new sounds—is critical for developing language. ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 9, 2022
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Showing off: Wild chimpanzees show others objects simply to share attention
Researchers have observed a wild chimpanzee showing an object to its mother simply for sharing's sake—social behavior previously thought to be unique to humans.
Plants & Animals
Nov 14, 2022
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Just like humans, more intelligent jays have greater self-control
A study has found that Eurasian jays can pass a version of the 'marshmallow test'—and those with the greatest self-control also score the highest on intelligence tests.
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2022
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Students compare their math and reading performance to determine whether they are a 'math person' or 'reading person'
A student's self-perception of what they are good at and how good they are at different types of tasks predicts their future scholastic performance and choices. For example, students who perceive themselves as good at math ...
Education
Oct 12, 2022
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