Animal culture should be included in conservation efforts
Researchers say conservation of some of the world's most endangered species needs to take cultural knowledge of the animals into account when working out how best to protect them.
Researchers say conservation of some of the world's most endangered species needs to take cultural knowledge of the animals into account when working out how best to protect them.
Plants & Animals
Apr 21, 2021
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Like master artisans selecting the finest raw materials for their showpiece designs, New Caledonian crows identify the best plants for fashioning hunting hooks from among myriad shrubs in the forest undergrowth, researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2019
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The first network to look at the interconnected nature of people and places in large cities is not only able to quantify the social diversity of a particular place, but can also be used to predict when a neighbourhood will ...
Internet
Apr 13, 2016
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Many animal species, including humans, live and breed in groups with complex social organizations. The impact of this social structure on the genetic diversity of animals has been a source of disagreement between scientists. ...
Ecology
Jun 15, 2015
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When people work in socially homogeneous groups, they overestimate their own contributions to the group's success, according to a new study co-authored by an MIT scholar. In fact, in some cases such "self-serving bias" occurs ...
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2014
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Organizational efforts to create and maintain an inclusive multicultural environment often face resistance by whites, says a University of Michigan researcher.
Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2011
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The Australian government has announced an A $6.5 million trial of "age assurance" technology to restrict minors' access to pornography. It's part of a $1 billion package to address gendered violence. And it now comes alongside ...
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2024
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New research featuring more than 24,000 people has found that having diverse groups of friends improves well-being and social cohesion, despite people's tendency to gravitate towards people more similar to them.
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2024
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What makes a city a good place to live? Practical features are important, such as well-maintained streets, good public transit and reliable trash collection. So are amenities that make cities attractive and interesting, such ...
Environment
May 23, 2024
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It is often thought that immigration threatens the solidarity on which redistribution relies. But looking at the post-war period, Ph.D. candidate Emily Anne Wolff finds that this is not the case.
Political science
May 2, 2024
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