Bold great tits lay their eggs earlier when under threat, the shy ones put it off. Such personality differences help maintain the biological variation essential for the survival of populations, as LMU biologists have now ...
Evolution
Apr 8, 2019
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A project to assess the reproducibility of biomedical research in Brazil has been described today in the open-access journal eLife.
Other
Feb 5, 2019
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Should you punish a disobedient child, or try negative reinforcement? Is your shy new colleague antisocial or asocial? And which is worse: a prejudiced boss or a discriminatory one?
Social Sciences
Sep 11, 2017
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Protests planned at Google offices around the country over the firing of an employee who questioned company diversity efforts have been postponed.
Business
Aug 16, 2017
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A memo written by a male engineer at Google about gender differences sparked a quick rebuttal from Google after it circulated widely online.
Business
Aug 7, 2017
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Increasingly popular techniques that infer species boundaries in animals and plants solely by analyzing genetic differences are flawed and can lead to inflated diversity estimates, according to a new study from two University ...
Evolution
Jan 30, 2017
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Kangaroo social networks could provide insight into the evolution of human personality differences.
Plants & Animals
Mar 3, 2015
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Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields are traditionally heavily dominated by males, which is of great concern to universities as they try to improve student retention and achievement. One exception ...
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2014
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Darwin referred to the origin of species as "that mystery of mysteries," and even today, more than 150 years later, evolutionary biologists cannot fully explain how new animals and plants arise.
Plants & Animals
Sep 2, 2013
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By demonstrating the close 'relatedness' of two primitive jawless fish, scientists begin to assemble a more accurate depiction of the early history of vertebrate evolution.
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2013
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