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Great Tits: Birds With Character
Gene variation is the reason
that some great tit
populations are more curious
than others. In humans and
animals alike, individuals
differ in sets of traits
that we usually refer to as
... > full story
Small Insect With a Big Heart: 'Giving' Aphids Endangered by Their Selflessness
One of the founding
principles of Darwin's
theory is that biological
evolution has been shaped by
the survival of the fittest.
... > full story
Bees Recognize Human Faces Using Feature Configuration
Bees can be trained to
recognize human faces, so
long as the insects are
tricked into thinking that
the faces are oddly shaped
flowers, new research shows.
... > full story
Migrating Insects Fly in the Fast Lane
Scientists shed new light on
the flight behaviors that
enable insects to undertake
long-distance migrations,
and highlights the
remarkable abilities of
these insect migrants. ... > full story
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Brain Arousal Heightens Sexual Activity in Male Mice
February 2, 2010 — The most powerful sexual organ, it's said, is the brain. Now here's the evidence. New research shows that an overly excitable brain hastens sexual activity in male mice and increases their nervous ... > full story -
'Peter Pan' Apes Never Seem to Learn Selfishness
February 1, 2010 — Sharing is a behavior on which day care workers and kindergarten teachers tend to offer young humans a lot of coaching. But for our ape cousins the bonobos, sharing just comes ... > full story -
Developmental Delay May Explain Behavior of Easygoing Bonobo Apes
January 29, 2010 — New research suggests that evolutionary changes in cognitive development underlie the extensive social and behavioral differences that exist between two closely related species of great apes. The ... > full story -
Tree Shrew Offers Small-Animal Model of Hepatitis C Virus Infection
January 25, 2010 — Researchers from Japan suggest that the tree shrew may be a practical small-animal model for studying the progression of human hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. This discovery would replace the need ... > full story -
Some Mouse Sperm Can Identify, and Even Cooperate With, Its Brethren
January 25, 2010 — Some mouse sperm can discriminate between its brethren and competing sperm from other males, clustering with its closest relatives to swim faster in the race to the egg. But this sort of cooperation ... > full story -
Big Plant-Eating Birds That Dwell With Others on Islands Live Longest
January 20, 2010 — Large, social, vegetarian, island-dwelling birds live longer than other birds, reports a new study that examined the relationships between evolution and life spans in ... > full story -
Mice and Humans With Same Anxiety-Related Gene Abnormality Behave Similarly
January 19, 2010 — Studying animals in behavioral experiments has been a cornerstone of psychological research, but whether the observations are relevant for human behavior has been unclear. Researchers have now ... > full story -
Why Mice Develop 'Knots' While Exploring a New Environment
January 18, 2010 — During exploration of a new environment, mice establish "knots" -- preferred places visited sporadically and marked by the performance of twists and turns, according to a new study. The research ... > full story -
Scientists Map Brain Pathway for Vocal Learning
January 16, 2010 — Scientists have identified neurons in the songbird brain that convey the auditory feedback needed to learn a song. Their research lays the foundation for improving human speech, for example, in ... > full story -
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Sequencing Wasp Genome Sheds New Light on Sexual Parasite
January 16, 2010 — Sequencing the complete genomes of three species of wasp provides new insights into the methods that the bacterial parasite Wolbachia uses to manipulate the sex lives of its ... > full story
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