Study shows fish may use punishment to promote help from their offspring
While there is an increasing consensus among humans that corporal discipline of children does more harm than good, fish may disagree.
While there is an increasing consensus among humans that corporal discipline of children does more harm than good, fish may disagree.
Plants & Animals
Jun 18, 2024
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A new study reveals that cooperation by bumblebees isn't simply a result of accumulated individual efforts. Rather, these miniature-brained creatures are not just hard-working pollinators, but also show signs of being master ...
Plants & Animals
May 3, 2024
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Cooperation is one of the elements that form the foundation of social systems; nonetheless, the intricacies of its evolutionary mechanisms are not fully understood. Recently, "multiplex networks" have garnered attention as ...
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2023
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A multi-lab replication of a 2006 study supports the role of peer sanction in promoting human cooperation. Cooperation is imperative for society to successfully solve complex problems, including climate change. One approach ...
Social Sciences
May 3, 2023
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Possessing lots of persistence leads to better academic outcomes for Houston Independent School District students, according to a newly released series of reports from the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), a research ...
Education
Feb 1, 2023
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The evolutionary pros and cons of group living vary for males and females, according to a study of ostriches reported today in eLife.
Plants & Animals
Oct 4, 2022
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Similar to humans, chimpanzees use communication to coordinate their cooperative behavior—such as during hunting. When chimpanzees produce a specific vocalization, known as the "hunting bark," they recruit more group members ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2022
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Asian elephants are keen to cooperate with friends and have evolved strategies to mitigate competition in their social groups, but cooperation breaks down when food resources are limited, according to a study publishing September ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2021
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The thicker the wallet, the more cooperative you are? An economist from the Max-Planck-Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance proves via laboratory experiments that rich people are believed to be more cooperative than poor ...
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2019
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Cooperation is one of the most important abilities for any social species. From hunting, breeding, and child rearing, it has allowed many animals—including humans—to survive and thrive. As we better understand the details ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2019
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