A team of bio-scientists affiliated with several institutions in China, working with a colleague from Australia, has found that the females of some species of funnel spiders play dead to attract male sexual partners. In their ...
When it comes to sexual competition, males have the star role. Clashing bodies, locking horns, biting and kicking are all considered fair play. Since these behaviors are so salient and robust, most studies focus on male behavior, ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 26, 2022
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Primates spent more time resting and alone, performed more sexual and dominance behaviors and ate less when zoos and safari parks were closed to the public during the first COVID-19 lockdown, a study suggests.
Plants & Animals
Sep 6, 2022
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Having stronger religious beliefs is linked to higher levels of sexual satisfaction, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2022
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When male and female fruit flies age, their brains become desexualized. Age-related changes take place in both sexes, but the male brain becomes feminized to a larger extent than the female brain becomes masculinized. This ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2022
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Biochemists in Japan were surprised to discover that the molecule hemoglobin in the blood works not only as an oxygen carrier; when blood is spilled as a result of aggression, accident or predator attack, the molecule also ...
Biochemistry
Feb 10, 2022
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Sexual conflict in fruit flies is governed by specifically wired neurons in the brain which have been pinpointed by scientists at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 21, 2021
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Researchers from the Max-Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology have discovered a surprising asymmetry in the mating behavior of unicellular yeast that emerges solely from molecular differences in pheromone signaling. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 16, 2021
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What do songbirds and humans have in common? We crave social interaction, and the chemical rewards that flood our brain when we get it.
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2020
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New research from UC Riverside shows scientists may soon be able to prevent disease-spreading mosquitoes from maturing. Using the same gene-altering techniques, they may also be able help boost reproduction in beneficial ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 28, 2020
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