Variation in social organization and behavior of highly social animals like cichlids is primarily explained by predation risk and related ecological factors. This stresses the significance of predation for social evolution.
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2016
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Governments and social media platforms should not rely on content removal for combatting harmful scientific misinformation online, according to a report today from the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science.
Other
Jan 20, 2022
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Over the past century, unions have successfully campaigned for a minimum wage, holiday and sickness pay, equal opportunity rights, maternity and paternity rights and a two-day weekend for British workers, among other benefits.
Economics & Business
Jun 28, 2022
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"Holiday" or "vacation", "to start" or "to begin", "my friend's cat" or "the cat of my friend"—in our language, there are different ways of expressing the same things and concepts. But can the choice of a particular variant ...
Social Sciences
Jul 30, 2024
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Members of Congress agree that the administration needs to consider the concerns of indigenous communities when taking actions on oil and gas leasing in the Arctic. There is just disagreement on whose concerns should be prioritized.
Environment
Dec 12, 2023
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USask researchers Dr. Maureen Reed (Ph.D.) and Dr. Jim Robson (Ph.D.), who share the UNESCO chair, are lead authors of a recent paper published in the journal People and Nature that lays out the seven principles developed ...
Ecology
Jul 27, 2023
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Why do social beings sometimes put their own common sense aside to follow the lead of others, even though by doing so they could be brought to death's door? Research on carpenter ants (Camponotus mus) led by Roxana Josens ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2016
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When groups of people need to reach a decision, they will often take a straw poll to test opinions before the official vote. New research from the University of Washington shows that one specific voting method proved more ...
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2022
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Collective action is often the key to creating dramatic social or environmental changes, be it reducing pollution and waste, diminishing overfishing by sourcing alternatives, or getting more scientists to openly share their ...
Social Sciences
May 31, 2022
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Tourism in the South Pacific has been hit hard by COVID-19 border closures with thousands of people out of work.
Environment
Nov 2, 2020
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