Social dilemmas, in which an individual profits from selfishness, unless the whole group chooses the selfish option, have long provided an academic challenge. A new study publishing in PLOS Computational Biology theoretically ...
Social Sciences
May 14, 2015
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(AP) -- Maybe it's neat, childish, lucky, ambitious and insane - just depends on what traits gamers choose for their neighborhood of virtual playthings in "The Sims 3," Electronic Arts and Maxis' popular life-simulating ...
Software
May 22, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Americans who are more conscientious have higher lifetime earnings and save more for retirement, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Retirement Research Center.
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2011
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Dogs' paths during group walks could be used to determine leadership roles and through that their social ranks and personality traits, say researchers from Oxford University, Eötvös University, Budapest and the Hungarian ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2014
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Ethnic restaurants like to brag about how "authentic" they are.
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2017
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In the wild, horses must be alert for predators that might attack them. This means that even domesticated horses are hardwired to be aware of danger and can scare easily.
Molecular & Computational biology
May 11, 2023
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Hummingbird specialization and vulnerability are often predicted based on physical traits. Scientists have now found that this is not the case for hummingbirds on the Caribbean islands. Instead, the bird's environment is ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 22, 2018
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Female magpies have been shown to be more adventurous than their male siblings, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
Sep 2, 2014
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"Magic" mushrooms are well known for their hallucinogenic properties. Until now, less has been known about their evolutionary development and how they should be classified in the fungal Tree of Life. New research helps uncover ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2013
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The tiny diamondback moth (scientific name: Plutella xylostella) gets its common name from the array of diamond shapes along the margin of its forewing. Despite their diminutive size, the caterpillars of the diamondback moth ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 29, 2013
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