The Greek historian Herodotus reported over 2,000 years ago on a misguided forbidden experiment in which two children were prevented from hearing human speech so that a king could discover the true, unlearned language of ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2023
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In a study published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology, researchers used computer simulations to explore how herd animals can reduce their predation risk. The study is based on the idea suggested by W.D. Hamilton in 1971, ...
Ecology
Feb 15, 2023
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Since Darwin, biologists have been fascinated by the evolution of sociality. In its most extreme form, eusocial species exhibit a division of labor in which certain individuals perform reproductive tasks such as egg laying, ...
Evolution
Jan 31, 2023
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New findings from the University of Houston may reverse some of the prevailing wisdom about the scourge of screen time and digital devices in the hands of young children. The research is the first to focus on a child under ...
Education
Jan 17, 2023
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On quiet nights across large swaths of the African bush, you may hear a series of whooping calls in the distance. This unique sound is the long-distance vocalization used by spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) to communicate ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 16, 2023
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School-based mindfulness training, universally applied across the UK in a bid to boost teen mental health and well-being, probably isn't warranted, suggest the results of a cluster of 5 studies, published online in a special ...
Education
Jul 12, 2022
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In a quieter era when a ship's progress at sea arrived only through the courtesy of the wind, sailors told stories of intriguing sounds coming from humpback whales. If conditions were curiously calm and a vessel through coincidence ...
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2022
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The rollout of remote teaching in New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic was haphazard, under-resourced, inequitably delivered, contributed to student and teacher stress and may exacerbate digital and social inequality, ...
Education
May 18, 2022
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The best things in life are unlikely to occur. In many situations, taking at least moderate risks yields higher expected rewards. Yet many people struggle with taking such risks: they are overly cautious and forego high payoffs. ...
Mathematics
May 11, 2022
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Mobile learning became a mainstay of education during the lockdowns and self-isolation periods of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe. There were many problems facing teachers and students alike during these times, but ...
Education
Mar 18, 2022
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