Is there a way to stop Biden's dog from biting people?
Call this a dog-bites-almost-everyone story.
Veterinary medicine
Jul 31, 2023
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New AI system can decode fruit fly behaviors: Why that's pivotal for future human genetics research
How can you tell if a fruit fly is hungry? Ask a computer.
Biotechnology
Jun 30, 2023
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Examining puppeteer fungus' targeted takeover of zombie flies
In a new study published in eLife, lead author Carolyn Elya, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, reveals the molecular and cellular underpinnings behind the parasitic ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 19, 2023
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Scientists advocate for integration of biogeography and behavioral ecology to rapidly respond to biodiversity loss
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Oklahoma has published a perspective article in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences advocating for convergent research that integrates ...
Ecology
Apr 10, 2023
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What the complicated social lives of wasps can teach us about the evolution of animal societies
It's spring in England. The daffodils are in full bloom. A queen yellowjacket (Vespula) wasp emerges from your loft, dopey with hibernation and hungry for nectar. She starts to build a paper nest in which to raise a family. ...
Evolution
Mar 31, 2023
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Fearful cats also express other problematic behavior, making socialization important at early stages of life
Cats are popular pets. At times, their aggression towards humans and other problematic behavior poses challenges to our co-existence with them and can even result in giving up the pet. The causes underlying problematic behavior ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 7, 2022
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Temperature can affect social behavior in fish
A new study from the University of Aberdeen has shown for the first time that temperature can affect social behavior in fish.
Plants & Animals
Oct 19, 2022
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Frogs use brains or camouflage to evade predators
Throughout evolution, prey animals have adopted a range of strategies to evade their predators. But often these elaborate strategies come at a cost. For example, looking out for and fleeing from predators involves a great ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 17, 2022
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Reinforcement learning–based simulations show human desire to always want more may speed up learning
A trio of researchers, two with Princeton University, the other the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, has developed a reinforcement learning–based simulation that shows the human desire always to want more ...
New research suggests heat waves could lead to avian population decline
Understanding how birds respond to climate change is a critical area of research that Elizabeth Derryberry, associate professor in the UT Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and her colleagues are racing to understand, ...
Ecology
Jun 27, 2022
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