Citizen science volunteers driven by desire to learn
People who give up their time for online volunteering are mainly motivated by a desire to learn, a new study has found.
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2017
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People found able to recognize emotional arousal in vocalizations of land vertebrates
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from Germany, France, the Netherlands and Canada has found that human beings are able to accurately recognize emotionally based vocalizations made by a wide variety of land ...
Citizen science brings monarch butterfly parasitoids to light
Thanks to citizen volunteers, scientists now know more than ever about the flies that attack monarch butterfly caterpillars.
Ecology
Jul 10, 2017
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Citizen scientists uncover a cold new world near sun
A new citizen-science tool released earlier this year to help astronomers pinpoint new worlds lurking in the outer reaches of our solar system has already led to a discovery: a brown dwarf a little more than 100 light years ...
Astronomy
Jun 2, 2017
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Back to the sea: Volunteers help turtle find its way home
Volunteers have helped a disoriented 400-pound (180-kilogram) sea turtle make its way back to the ocean off the South Carolina coast.
Ecology
May 31, 2017
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Study tests how well humans interpret dog growls
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary has conducted a study regarding how well humans interpret dog growls. In their paper published in Royal Society Open Science, the group reports ...
Study suggests income inequality pushes people to take greater risks
(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers, two with the University of North Carolina and the other with the University of Kentucky, has conducted two kinds of experiments with results suggesting that income inequality in a society ...
More than 200 whales swim away after New Zealand stranding
Whale lovers in New Zealand finally got some good news on Sunday after more than 200 stranded whales managed to refloat themselves overnight and swim away, while volunteers managed to save another 17 whales at high tide.
Plants & Animals
Feb 12, 2017
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Bragging as a strategy—what boasting buys, and costs, a candidate
Life is full of auditions in which it might seem advantageous, if not outright required, to describe oneself as above average. Think of job interviews, dating or running for president of the United States. A new study that ...
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2016
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Showboating vs. intrinsic motivation—your co-workers may be judging you for volunteering
Volunteering benefits the community, but can it also harm your workplace reputation? New research from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business finds co-workers' attitudes can vary depending on their perception ...
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2016
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