Lots of bats echolocate—they emit high-pitched squeaks, and based on how those sound waves bounce off their surroundings, they're able to navigate in the dark and find insects to eat. But a lot about how bats evolved these ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2022
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In a natural setting, cows and nursing calves together set the feeding schedule for the calf, and calves wean gradually, completing weaning at varying ages. By contrast, in artificial rearing systems with minimal cow-calf ...
Agriculture
Jan 24, 2022
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Wild populations must continuously adapt to environmental changes or risk extinction. For more than fifty years, scientists have described instances of "rapid evolution" in specific populations as their traits (phenotypes) ...
Evolution
Jan 18, 2022
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When we release a group of endangered animals into the wild, we always hope they will survive. They usually don't. We find bilby carcasses under bushes, bettongs ripped apart by feral cats, and tufts of rock wallaby fur in ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 3, 2022
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When we think of evolution, many of us conjure the lineage from ape to man, a series of incremental changes spanning millions of years. But in some species, evolution happens so quickly we can watch it in real time.
Plants & Animals
Dec 20, 2021
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Can your personality affect your job performance? It depends on the job, according to a new study by management and psychology researchers.
Economics & Business
Dec 13, 2021
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Nonnative fish eat away at the banks of rivers and lakes—one reason University of Florida researchers caution people not to release unwanted fish.
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2021
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Ocean-dwelling dolphins have repeatedly adapted to life in coastal areas throughout history.
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2021
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You might think the way you approach money is based on financial advice or past experiences, but new research from the University of Georgia shows that your personality may have a big impact on financial decision making and ...
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2021
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A trio of psychologists at Lund University has found via online questionnaire, that people who believe in astrology tend to be less intelligent than the norm and more narcissistic. In their paper published in the journal ...
