Huddling for survival—monkeys with more social partners can winter
Wild monkeys which have more social partners form larger huddles in adverse weather and have a better chance of surviving winter, new research has found.
Wild monkeys which have more social partners form larger huddles in adverse weather and have a better chance of surviving winter, new research has found.
Plants & Animals
May 30, 2018
0
59
(AP) -- Zynga, the social game company known for "FarmVille" and "Zynga Poker," is mulling a new market - online gambling.
Internet
Jan 20, 2012
0
0
One of Florida's largest passenger rail services is experiencing an increase in ridership—and leaders of a Florida Department of Transportation program that promotes alternatives to commuters who drive alone attribute some ...
Economics & Business
Jan 4, 2023
0
10
Federal MP Tim Watts spoke in parliament on Monday about the ways in which new technologies are being used to stalk, intimidate, threaten and harass women.
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2016
0
22
It is estimated that nearly 25 percent of women will experience severe violence at the hands of an intimate partner. The first step to seek help: call the police.
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2015
1
21
Researchers at the University of Turku found that the presence of a maternal sister was positively and significantly associated with annual female reproduction in a population of working elephants in Myanmar. In addition, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 24, 2019
0
156
Spanish researchers have conducted studies to find out if there are any differences between Latin American immigrants and Spaniards who have been convicted of violence against women, with regard to their attitudes toward, ...
Social Sciences
May 13, 2015
0
12
With more than a billion active accounts worldwide, it can be easy to forget that some people don't use Facebook. In fact, "non-use" of the social networking site is fairly common – one-third of Facebook users take breaks ...
Internet
May 1, 2013
1
0
When female birds mate with males other than their social partners and have broods of mixed paternity, the offspring sired by these "extra-pair" fathers may often get a head start in life, according to a new report published ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 30, 2009
0
2
Suppose you're opening a restaurant next week, and you need signs for the restrooms. Which would you choose—signs with images that represent men and women, or signs that simply say "Men" and "Women"? Now suppose the restaurant ...
Social Sciences
May 9, 2013
0
0