Language and social identity have been making headlines recently. Last month, Air Canada's CEO Michael Rousseau faced scrutiny over not knowing French—his language deficit is helping support Bill 96 in Québec (which seeks ...
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2021
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The human brain has 100 billion neurons, making 100 trillion connections. Understanding the precise circuits of brain cells that orchestrate all of our day-to-day behaviors—such as moving our limbs, responding to fear and ...
Evolution
Nov 26, 2021
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Human babies are born knowing how to suckle, and larval flies hatch knowing how to crawl. But even these innate behaviors don't appear out of nowhere.
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 16, 2021
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The human genome can be thought of as a massive library, containing over 20,000 different "instruction manuals": your genes. For example, there are genes which contain information to build a brain cell, a skin cell, a white ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 5, 2021
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Depending on the outcome of social conflicts, ants of the species Harpegnathos saltator do something unusual: they can switch from a worker to a queen-like status known as gamergate. Now, researchers reporting in the journal ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 4, 2021
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The fruit fly, long the organism of choice for scientists studying genetics and basic biological processes, still harbors some secrets of its own.
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2021
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The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. Now, a new study has brought us closer to understanding some of its evolution. It shows that human brains decreased in size approximately 3,000 years ago. By studying ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 22, 2021
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Our DNA is very similar to that of the chimpanzee, which in evolutionary terms is our closest living relative. Stem cell researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now found a previously overlooked part of our DNA, so-called ...
Evolution
Oct 8, 2021
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The world at night is never truly dark anymore, but rather lit up with the light of many fake suns.
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2021
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Researchers have tracked flies' ability to interpret information while asleep, showing which parts of the brain remain 'awake'.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 29, 2021
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