Why does love feel magical? It's an evolutionary advantage
In this age of science, many people see supernatural forces as illusions rooted in wishful thinking. But love remains a profound exception to humanity's trend toward rationality.
In this age of science, many people see supernatural forces as illusions rooted in wishful thinking. But love remains a profound exception to humanity's trend toward rationality.
Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2022
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At a Toronto Port Lands construction site on the city's waterfront, keen-eyed workers recently spotted plants that had sprouted from soil recently exposed by the removal of tons of earth. The plants were hard stem bulrush ...
Ecology
Jun 27, 2022
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A combination of ecological field methods and cutting-edge artificial intelligence has helped an interdisciplinary research group detect eelgrass wasting disease at nearly three dozen sites along a 1,700-mile stretch of the ...
Ecology
Jun 15, 2022
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Gathering vision data for hundreds of vertebrates and invertebrates, U of A biologists have deepened scientists' understanding of animal vision, including the colors they see.
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2022
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Deep in the forests of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh in India lives a colorful gecko species that only now revealed its true identity. Meet Eublepharis pictus, also known as the Painted Leopard Gecko.
Evolution
Jun 1, 2022
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Jacob Steenwyk, a graduate student in biological sciences, and collaborators at Vanderbilt, Tel Aviv University and University of Wisconsin-Madison measured the coevolution of pairs of genes shared across budding yeasts to ...
Evolution
May 4, 2022
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Non-native bullfrogs and sunfish species, introduced for consumer and sport purposes, are known to alter ecosystems and hinder native amphibians and fish in the Pacific Northwest highlands. But scant research exists about ...
Evolution
Apr 21, 2022
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Along-standing theorem in the study of American politics holds that candidates will run to the middle in an attempt to win support from the average voter.
Mathematics
Mar 22, 2022
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A new study led by Monash University biologists has challenged the traditional thinking around parental sugar intake and offspring fitness with some unexpected results.
Plants & Animals
Mar 14, 2022
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Researchers have identified a species of milkweed that holds promise for planting on roadsides to improve conservation habitat for migrating monarch butterflies.
Plants & Animals
Feb 22, 2022
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