Researchers from Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) and collaborating institutions have developed a method to investigate sperm whale communication by determining their vocal style, finding that groups living ...
Ecology
May 15, 2024
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The next time you're on a walk, consider stopping by that restaurant you've never been to or the local store you keep meaning to check out. They just might be the key to a vibrant local economy, according to a new study.
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2024
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Bumblebees and chimpanzees can learn skills from their peers so complicated that they could never have mastered them on their own, an ability previously thought to be unique to humans, two studies said on Wednesday.
Plants & Animals
Mar 6, 2024
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Some animals live in such remote and inaccessible regions of the globe that it is nearly impossible to study them in their natural habitats. Beaked whales, of which 24 species have been found so far, are among them: They ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2024
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The proverb "necessity is the mother of invention" has been used to describe the source from which our cultural evolution springs. After all, need in times of scarcity has forced humans to continually invent new technologies ...
Evolution
Feb 5, 2024
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Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have revealed how sociocultural factors, in addition to geography, play a significant role in shaping the genetic diversity of modern societies. The research published in eLife ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 9, 2024
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A new study published today in the journal Nature offers an unprecedented view of previously unmapped industrial use of the ocean and how it is changing.
Environment
Jan 3, 2024
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People living in different communities follow different social customs or norms. In some places, for instance, it might be standard practice to greet each person you see on the street, while in others that simply isn't done. ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2023
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Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) and Loyola University have discovered that personality does not seem to have much influence when it comes to choosing ...
Social Sciences
Nov 27, 2023
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In the 1980s a single humpback whale in the Gulf of Maine developed the "lobtail feeding method." This unique hunting method of slapping the water's surface appears to drive fish into dense schools, making it easier to consume ...
Evolution
Oct 23, 2023
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