Wild insects 'get old' before they die
Short-lived wild insects "get old—losing some of their physical abilities—before they die, new research shows.
Evolution
Jan 14, 2019
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News tagged with crickets
Calculated risk: Crickets draw mates, lethal parasites with upbeat call
Males of many animal species have evolved extravagant signals to attract mates, but those signals also risk exposing males to predators and parasites. Researchers have generally hypothesized that natural selection favors ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 11, 2018
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Human pharmaceuticals change cricket personality
Crickets that are exposed to human drugs that alter serotonin levels in the brain are less active and less aggressive than crickets that have had no drug exposure, according to a new study led by researchers from Linköping ...
Ecology
Nov 19, 2018
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Limitations of batsmen rankings revealed
Current systems for ranking the best batsmen in test cricket have been bowled out by a new study.
Mathematics
Oct 2, 2018
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Plants & Animals
Aug 8, 2018
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Silent singing crickets still going through the motions
A team of researchers with the University of St Andrews and the University of Cambridge, both in the U.K., has found that singing crickets in Hawaii have evolved to silence their singing apparatus but continue to sing inaudibly. ...
Smog should stop play, Indian doctors tell cricket bosses
Cricket organisers must take pollution into account before allowing matches to go ahead, the Indian Medical Association told the country's governing body for the sport Thursday, after a smog-plagued Test match in New Delhi.
Environment
Dec 7, 2017
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Doctors say no to sport in Delhi as cricketers choke in smog (Update)
Unprecedented scenes of Sri Lankan cricketers wearing face masks have reignited debate about hosting major sports in heavily polluted New Delhi, where doctors are increasingly vocal about the health risks posed by smog.
Environment
Dec 5, 2017
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VR cricket game uses motion capture technology for full immersive experience
With the cricket season in full swing, cricket fans can try out their batting skills at home with a virtual reality game developed by Stickee in collaboration with researchers at the University of Bath.
Engineering
Aug 10, 2017
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Researcher uses cricket tournaments to explore caste interactions in rural India
An hour outside of Varanasi, India, the Ganjari village cricket ground is hot and dusty. Birds pick at a cow carcass beside the road, and a stand further down sells samosas. Players arrive on motorbikes, and the men cluster ...
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2017
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