Raja the elephant, a big draw at the St. Louis Zoo, is moving to Columbus to breed
Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions—literally and figuratively—at the St. Louis Zoo for decades. Now, he's moving away.
Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions—literally and figuratively—at the St. Louis Zoo for decades. Now, he's moving away.
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2023
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If you thought blurry eyes were to blame for the "beer goggles" phenomenon, think again.
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to reshape the workforce, with almost half of Australian workers willing to sacrifice part of their annual salary to work from home.
Economics & Business
Nov 29, 2023
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Tetrodotoxin, the neurotoxin that makes a blue-ringed octopus deadly, also protects Taricha newts—but we don't understand how they produce it, or what purposes it serves for them.
Plants & Animals
Nov 28, 2023
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In a recent study, a team led by Würzburg botanist Kenji Fukushima investigated the genomic structure of the carnivorous pitcher plant Nepenthes gracilis and showed how polyploidy—the phenomenon of having more than two ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2023
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Advances in areas such as robotics and artificial intelligence enable the automation of a range of occupational tasks, leading to fundamental changes in the nature of work. New research published in the American Journal of ...
Social Sciences
Nov 22, 2023
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Researchers who study cities have long documented an "urban wage premium," whereby workers in denser, larger cities tend to have higher wage and salary incomes. But a new study by a UCLA scholar is providing fresh insight ...
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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Social media posts that abuse female athletes can remain unmoderated on the official social media accounts of major sports clubs, new research has shown.
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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When animals of two different species mate, their hybrid offspring can be unhealthy or sterile. Often, only one sex is affected.
Evolution
Nov 20, 2023
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For more than 20 years, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has studied the common bluetail damselfly. Females occur in three different color forms—one with a male-like appearance, something that protects them ...
Evolution
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