Two languages in peaceful coexistence
Physicists and mathematicians from the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain are putting paid to the theory that two languages cannot co-exist in one society.
General Physics
Mar 3, 2011
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Selective expression of genes through epigenetics can regulate the social status of african cichlid fish
For a small African fish species, a colorful dominant male does better in life, winning access to food and females. New research by Stanford biologists suggests that this lucky outcome is regulated at a genetic level, by ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 6, 2016
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The double-edged sword of dominance
A study of chimpanzees has revealed that dominant animals with higher testosterone levels tend to suffer from an increased burden of parasites. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal BioPsychoSocial Medicine ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 9, 2010
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Ugly Betty forced to aim for Average Joe
Less-pretty female house sparrows tend to lower their aim when selecting a mate. Addressing the lack of studies on condition-dependency of female mate choice, researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary ...
Evolution
Aug 26, 2010
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Fish camouflage sends mixed messages to aggro males
Colour-changing fish have only one skin, but they use it to communicate social status, attract mates, avoid predators and more. So what happens when those functions collide?
Plants & Animals
Aug 15, 2016
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Artist to send picture disc into orbit to serve as time capsule
(Phys.org)—Multimedia artist Trevor Paglen, part of a group known as Creative Time, has created a gold-plated crystalline silicon disc with bit mapped re-creations of photographs etched onto its surface. The disc is to ...
US regulators investigating Google over search (Update 2)
US regulators have launched a probe into Google's lucrative search and advertising business in a move that could pose the most serious legal challenge yet to the Internet giant.
Internet
Jun 24, 2011
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European Commission: Google decision near
Europe's top competition official says his agency is close to a decision in its three-year investigation into whether Google Inc. has abused its dominant position in Internet searches to unfairly thwart competition.
Business
Sep 25, 2013
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To colonize different environments, bacteria precisely tune their nanomotors
In their roughly 3.5 billion years on Earth, bacteria have fine-tuned the art of colonizing all kinds of habitats, from the inner lining of digestive tracts to the blistering hot waters of geysers. But in their quest for ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 14, 2021
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Hard-boiled eggs and cooperation: How researchers monitor meerkats in the Kalahari
Meerkats love hard-boiled eggs.
Plants & Animals
Jul 16, 2021
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