Human factors affect bees' communication, researchers find
Human influences have the potential to reduce the effectivity of communication in bees, adding further stress to struggling colonies, according to new analysis.
Human influences have the potential to reduce the effectivity of communication in bees, adding further stress to struggling colonies, according to new analysis.
Plants & Animals
Jun 5, 2023
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Bees are among the most important insects on Earth—vital pollinators of our crops and significant contributors to human societies for thousands of years.
Plants & Animals
May 19, 2023
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Researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of California San Diego have revealed that receiving an inhibitory signal (stop signal) associated ...
Ecology
Apr 13, 2023
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Audio guides, maps, traditional and interactive texts help people attending art exhibitions to understand the works in front of them. With dance, however, the audience's understanding is usually taken for granted.
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2023
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In a study published in PNAS, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin and Rutgers University showed that the dance of the returning ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 15, 2023
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The Greek historian Herodotus reported over 2,000 years ago on a misguided forbidden experiment in which two children were prevented from hearing human speech so that a king could discover the true, unlearned language of ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2023
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Passing down shared knowledge from one generation to the next is a hallmark of culture and allows animals to rapidly adapt to a changing environment.
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2023
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A fortnight after five lions escaped at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, an amused zoo visitor captured footage of Echo the superb lyrebird as he mimicked alarm sirens and evacuation calls with astonishing accuracy.
Plants & Animals
Nov 23, 2022
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Electronic music lovers know the drill: as soon as the DJ turns up the bass, the crowd goes wild and dances with heightened enthusiasm. But to what extent is this a conscious reaction?
Other
Nov 8, 2022
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Music, dance, drama and poetry are important elements of ritual in African societies. Imbalu, the centuries-old circumcision ritual of Uganda's Bagisu people, is no different. When Bagisu boys between the ages of 16 and 22 ...
Social Sciences
Oct 7, 2022
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