After the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in 2018, psychology professor Paul Boxer and his colleagues reviewed research to see what could be learned from what they refer to as the "science of violence prevention." In ...
Social Sciences
Jun 2, 2022
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Fifty years ago, the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge overflowed with prairie lizards. Today, the species can't be found there.
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2022
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Participation in organized and group activities may play a key role in preventing firearm aggression among youth who have been exposed to violence or violent behaviors, according to a new study in Developmental Psychology ...
Social Sciences
May 3, 2022
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If you want to be a scientist, you're going to have to do a lot of reading.
Other
Apr 27, 2022
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Toxeus magnus is a species of ant-mimicking jumping spider. It shows prolonged cohabitation between the mother and her adult female offspring in the natal nest, suggesting an extremely high level of subsociality.
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2022
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Cannibalism is common throughout the animal kingdom. It can be strange to think about real life "battle-royales" playing out in nature such that many individuals enter and only a few emerge victorious, but in the tropics ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 28, 2022
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Dog attacks on other dogs or cats are traumatic events for pet owners—but what do we know about how commonly they occur, or how you might reduce the risk of your pet being involved?
Veterinary medicine
Mar 22, 2022
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After interviewing over 300 regular pornography viewers in a study published in Archives of Sexual Behaviour, Professor Eran Shor found that while most viewers were not interested in watching sexual aggression in pornography, ...
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2022
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Bullying, violence and aggressive behavior among chefs employed in fine dining restaurants is enabled by their working environments, research from Cardiff University has found.
Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2022
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Flinders University ecologists are calling on summer holiday-goers to not interfere with wildlife and damage habitats, notably for shy animals such as little penguins.
Plants & Animals
Dec 17, 2021
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