Homo sapiens means wise human, but the name no longer suits us. As an evolutionary biologist who writes about Darwinian interpretations of human motivations and cultures, I propose that at some point we became what we are ...
Evolution
May 2, 2019
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Cooperative breeding may facilitate the development of sophisticated communicative abilities such as intentionality and joint attention skills. Two new studies of researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2019
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Food insecurity—that is, limited access to sufficient safe and nutritious food at home—negatively impacts on the learning ability of adolescents in India, new research shows.
Economics & Business
Apr 9, 2019
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Extreme weather events, such as Cyclone Idai that has recently devastated Beira, Mozambique, and Hurricane Harvey that hit Houston, USA, in 2017are the types of climate extremes that cities increasingly have to prepare for.
Environment
Apr 3, 2019
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A scholar from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has developed a new series of games that can be used to train and test children's reading, writing and word identification skills at an early age.
Education
Mar 27, 2019
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Terrestrial water storage (TWS) includes all phases of water over land (e.g., surface and groundwater, snow, etc.) and comprises an important freshwater resource. It is a critical component of the terrestrial water cycle, ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 22, 2019
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The world's smallest bears can exactly mimic another bear's facial expressions, casting doubt on humans and other primates' supremacy at this subtle form of communication.
Plants & Animals
Mar 21, 2019
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For more than six decades, the Federal Aviation Administration has relied on employees of airplane manufacturers to do government-required safety inspections as planes are being designed or assembled.
Business
Mar 15, 2019
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On March 15 2019 thousands of students across Australia will skip school and join the global strike for climate action. This is the second time students have taken to the streets to demand more government action on climate ...
Education
Mar 14, 2019
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The interaction always played out the same way. I'd leave my office and make my way across campus in search of coffee, my dog Frances by my side, and I would be besieged by students who, for the most part, would ignore me ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2019
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