'Walking into a headwind' – what it feels like for women building science careers
Australia's parliament has a problem retaining experienced women. As a workplace, it's not alone.
Australia's parliament has a problem retaining experienced women. As a workplace, it's not alone.
Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2018
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Scientists in the UK have observed a fascinating new fact about sex changing fish: the direction of sex change has implication for population numbers.
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2017
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In urban fox families, mothers determine which cubs get to stay and which must leave while fathers have little say in the matter, new research by biologists at the University of Bristol has found.
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2011
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How many of us have seen, much to its owner consternation, a misguided pet urinating at the corner of a room marking its territory to repel rivals and attract females? Well, apparently fish do the same.
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2014
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New research has shown that badgers, one of Ireland's most iconic wild creatures, roll the dice in their sex lives to gain an all-important edge in the game of life.
Ecology
Oct 15, 2015
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A school of 10 whales that washed up Monday in northern France may have done so voluntarily after the death of the dominant male, an expert said.
Plants & Animals
Nov 2, 2015
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A paternity test on a baby orangutan has come back with a surprising result.
Plants & Animals
Jan 31, 2019
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(Phys.org) —Do mothers invest more care in their sons if they believe their child is destined to be a king, president or a high-powered leader?
Plants & Animals
Mar 6, 2013
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Study finds male chimpanzees may increase their chances of siring offspring by recognizing the importance of third-party relationships.
Plants & Animals
Dec 3, 2012
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In the wild, it might seem like male animals run the show. But in a review publishing in Trends in Ecology & Evolution on May 18, researchers lay a new framework to assess power distribution between the sexes, and its application ...
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2022
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