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In dolphin “families”, positive social interactions are more than twice as important as good genes in determining successful…
What ever happened to quality science reporting in the mainstream media? Why do so many journalists seem to simply accept press releases as fact? Are qualifications no longer relevant when it comes to…
A fish’s personality may determine how it is captured. The association between personality differences and the capture-technique…
We humans had sex with Neandertals; we bonked the relatives of Neandertals; we got down and dirty with members of an as-yet unrecognised African population; and we, of course, got jiggy with each other…
A stroll down the personal growth aisle of the bookstore tells us, among other things, Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps. The answer, as authors Alan and Barbara Pease delightedly inform their…
Laughing with friends for around 15 minutes boosts a person’s pain threshold by an average of 10%, an international study has found. Laughter has long been associated with well-being, even inspiring a…
Since its discovery in August 2008, the site of Malapa in Johannesburg has yielded more than 220 bones of early hominins representing at least six individuals, including the remains of babies, juveniles…
The presence of a crop in two Early Cretaceous birds points to an essentially modern digestive system that formed early in…
Using chickens, researchers investigating whether the innermost digit of a bird’s three-pronged wing is a index finger or…
Chimpanzees have shown significant signs of prosocial behaviour. The new finding is in contrast with previous thought that…
Why do females cheat on their partners? A new study of songbirds in the US – published today – suggests cheating females are more successful in the long-run and get more grandchildren. Why? Because the…
Scientists have formed a new theory on the way genes jump around an organisms’ genome. Jumping genes, or transposons, are…
Homo sapiens mated with their ancient human counterparts, including Neanderthals, and helped improve the modern human immune system in the process, according to a new study. Researchers from the Stanford…
Darwin’s theory of natural selection is not the only method of evolution. Research shows that some evolutionary traits in…
Superb fairy-wrens are expert eavesdroppers, learning to understand and react to the danger calls of other bird species living…
While the early bird might catch the worm, it’s the quick bird that gets the ladies. That’s the case for rock ptarmigans…
Fingernails and toenails first appeared on primates around 55 million years ago, allowing the development of several critical…
Want to avoid getting eaten? If you’re a butterfly, it seems it pays to team up with another foul-tasting species and copy each others markings. Scientists have unlocked the genetic mechanism by which…
Far from being a harmonious sing-a-long, song-sharing among sparrow populations is actually an aggressive behaviour, akin…
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