Who are the best gift-givers? Not who you'd think, says marketing research
Have you ever bought a gift for a friend, simply because it's a gift that you would like yourself?
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Positive teacher-student relationships lead to better teaching
Previous research has shown positive teacher-student relationships promote student academic achievement, such as better grades and test scores, but a new study at the University of Missouri found positive teacher-student ...
Education
Mar 8, 2022
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Individuals' cognitive transformations key to understanding desistance from crime, argues expert
Much of U.S. criminal justice policy focuses on recidivism, and probation and parole violators make up a considerable share of jail and prison populations. In a new article, a 2022 winner of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology ...
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2022
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Pachyderm perfume: How African elephants use odor to communicate
University of Queensland researchers have found African elephants use their acute sense of smell as a form of communication.
Plants & Animals
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Amphibian die-offs worsened malaria outbreaks in Central America
The global collapse of frogs and other amphibians due to the amphibian chytrid fungus exacerbated malaria outbreaks in Costa Rica and Panama during the 1990s and 2000s, according to new research.
Ecology
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Theatre Arts research provides insight into human behavior for scientists, engineers who build social robots
As an actress, producer, director and theatre arts lecturer at The University of Texas at Arlington, Julienne Greer knows the techniques that help draw people's deepest emotions to the surface. Now, she's building on her ...
Robotics
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Study finds socially tolerant monkeys have better impulse control
Researchers have tested one of the ideas put forward to explain how humanity evolved to become smarter, on non-human primates.
Plants & Animals
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Do plants have a microbiome?
Our bodies are home to trillions of invisible microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses and miniscule animals. These live on our skin, in our mouths, even within our cells, where they may contribute in numerous ways ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 3, 2022
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Loss of tropical biomass due to climate change could lead to increased carbon emissions
A decrease in tropical forest biomass stemming from changes in climate may lead to increased carbon emissions that could accelerate global warming, according to a new study co-authored by YSE postdoctoral associate Maria ...
Ecology
Feb 7, 2023
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Gaining a deeper understanding of how we connect
Homophily is the notion that humans tend to preferentially interact and connect with individuals who are like them in some way. In other words, it's the idea that "birds of a feather flock together." While traditional research ...
Mathematics
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