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
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For married couples, money is a common source of stress and conflict that can take a major toll on relationship quality.
Social Sciences
Apr 3, 2018
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Wasps have trading partners and compete for the 'best trade deals'—according to scientists from the University of Sussex.
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2017
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What do you look for in a partner? Surely that depends on what the partner is for – you'd probably want a business partner to be innovative, a choir buddy to be musical and a romantic partner to be attractive and funny. ...
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2016
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A new equation, showing how our happiness depends not only on what happens to us but also how this compares to other people, has been developed by UCL researchers funded by Wellcome.
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2016
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Promiscuity could reduce benefits of successful mating, research shows.
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2016
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From barks to gobbles, the sounds that most animals use to communicate are innate, not learned. However, a few species, including humans, can imitate new sounds and use them in appropriate social contexts. This ability, known ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 8, 2014
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The song of songbirds is usually transmitted from one generation to the next by imitation learning and is thought to be similar to the acquisition of human speech. Although song is often learnt from an adult model, there ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 12, 2013
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Facebook and other social networking web sites have revolutionized the way people create and maintain relationships. However, new research shows that Facebook use could actually be damaging to users' romantic relationships. ...
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2013
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A 'cheater' mutation (chtB) in Dictyostelium discoideum, a free living slime mould able to co-operate as social organism when food is scarce, allows the cheater strain to exploit its social partner, finds a new study published ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 8, 2013
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