Social robots see smell
"The thing that's been missing in robotics is a sense of smell," said biology professor Joseph Ayers.
Robotics
Aug 13, 2013
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Nepotism has its benefits when it comes to survival
While nepotism may have negative connotations in politics and the workplace, being surrounded by your relatives does lead to better group dynamics and more cooperation in some animals. That certainly seems to be the case ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 26, 2009
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Foraging humans, mammals and birds who live in the same place behave similarly
Foraging humans find food, reproduce, share parenting, and even organize their social groups in similar ways as surrounding mammal and bird species, depending on where they live in the world, new research has found.
Evolution
Jan 14, 2021
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Ravens learn best from their affiliates
One of the benefits of living together is gaining new information from group members. Once a group member starts displaying a new behavior, it frequently spreads to the rest of the group. In a study on ravens, Cognitive Biologists ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2016
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Elephants particularly enjoy presence of zoo visitors, study shows
Animal behavior experts at Nottingham Trent University and Harper Adams University investigated more than 100 previous research papers exploring the various ways in which visitors impacted behavior across more than 250 species ...
Ecology
May 23, 2023
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Research shows flocking birds, schooling fish, other collective movements can stabilize ecosystems
In addition to being visually stunning, schools of herring, herds of wildebeest and countless other groups of organisms that act in concert can help complex ecosystems maintain their diversity and stability, new research ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 12, 2021
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Researchers observe phase transition in artificially created flock
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in France has observed a phase transition in an artificially created flock. In their paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the group describes how ...
Video rentals top sales for first time since 2000
(AP) -- Americans spent more money renting home movies than buying them in the second quarter, marking only the second time that's happened in the DVD era. The big switch in consumer behavior shows the rising popularity ...
Business
Aug 6, 2011
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Exploring factors that may underlie how domestic cats can live in groups
A new analysis explores relationships between domestic cats' hormone levels, gut microbiomes, and social behaviors, shedding light on how these solitary animals live in high densities. Hikari Koyasu of Azabu University in ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2022
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Video-gaming fish play out the advantages of groups (w/ Video)
(Phys.org)—A video game designed for predatory fish might have unraveled some lingering evolutionary questions about group formation and movement in animals, according to new research that took a unique approach to observing ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2012
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