A new study shows that sparrows with more opposite-sex friends contribute more to the gene pool, but 'average' friendliness wins out in the long term.
Evolution
Mar 9, 2023
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A new study shows that second-generation immigrants' likelihood to become entrepreneurs is linked to their parents' cultural background. The results suggest that entrepreneurship policies and programs could benefit from taking ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2023
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Publishing houses have set the cat among the pigeons. They have introduced "sensitivity readers." Some authors are claiming this amounts to censorship. But what is the truth of this relatively new practice?
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2023
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A new study co-authored by a George Washington University research professor examines the Inka Empire's (also known as the Incan Empire and the Inca Empire) instruments of culture and control through a well-preserved article ...
Archaeology
Feb 14, 2023
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Kris Marsh is tired of being asked: "Why are you single?"
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2023
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Respect for human rights is one of the central goals of democracies. Wars and displacement, however, continue to pose major challenges to these universal rights, as Russia's current war in Ukraine or the "refugee crisis" ...
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2023
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Academics from Durham University are urging that climate change education should be made compulsory across the core law curriculum in Higher Education.
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2023
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Research combining wearable eye-tracking technology and AI body detection software suggests our eyes aren't drawn to the faces of passers-by as much as previously thought.
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2023
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Scientists understand that fear of predation affects animal behavior within landscapes. Now, Yale School of the Environment researchers are using a similar hypothesis—which they are calling "social-ecological landscapes ...
Ecology
Jan 10, 2023
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Australian wild zebra finches sing more with others around when breeding conditions are favorable. Their song also changes based on their breeding stage and it attracts other zebra finches. A possible explanation for this ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 23, 2022
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