In addition to describing biological interactions, evolutionary theory has also become a valuable tool to make sense of the dynamics of social norms. Social norms determine which behaviors should be regarded as positive, ...
Mathematics
Jul 27, 2023
0
32
As sea levels rise and flooding becomes more frequent, many countries are considering a controversial strategy: relocation of communities. A Stanford analysis of planned relocations around the world, published July 27 in ...
Environment
Jul 27, 2023
0
13
Jakarta … San Francisco … Shanghai … Phoenix … Houston.
Archaeology
Jul 24, 2023
0
80
When a team led by researchers from Brown University's School of Public Health tried to gather data about the health effects of the longstanding water contamination crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, little was available, even ...
Environment
Apr 13, 2023
0
42
Researchers from UNSW Sydney have analyzed millions of satellite photos to observe changes in beaches across the Pacific Ocean. The findings, published in Nature Geoscience today (Feb. 10), reveal for the first time how coastlines ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 11, 2023
0
134
Bacteria, the smallest living organisms in the world, form communities where unified bodies of individuals live together, contribute a share of the property and share common interests.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 19, 2022
0
308
Similar to humans, chimpanzees use communication to coordinate their cooperative behavior—such as during hunting. When chimpanzees produce a specific vocalization, known as the "hunting bark," they recruit more group members ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2022
0
243
The discovery of an exceptional prehistoric site containing the remains of animals that lived in a tropical sea has been made in a farmer's field in Gloucestershire.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 29, 2022
1
6115
Efforts to mitigate the potentially harmful effects of oil and gas drilling are often focused on single measures, such as increasing setbacks, the minimum allowable distance between drilling and homes, schools, and other ...
Environment
Jul 6, 2022
0
31
Humans aren't the only species whose social behaviors can impact their health. New research from The University of Texas at Austin shows that Verreaux's sifaka, a species of wild lemur native to Madagascar, have gut microbes ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2021
0
81
