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A History of Neural Networks

21 months ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Researchers suggest that local ecosystem affects local culture. Ecology can explain up to 20%of variations in cultural practices across the world

22 months ago royalsocietypublishing.org anthropology

Convergent molecular evolution of thermogenesis and circadian rhythm in Arctic ruminants (2023)

22 months ago royalsocietypublishing.org arctic

The Current Mass Extinction is already far more dire than we realized

24 months ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Individuals more easily disgusted by body odours are also more prone to having negative attitudes towards refugees — a finding observed in a diverse sample (n = 6836) from nine countries across five continents

24 months ago royalsocietypublishing.org neuroscience

Velociraptor specimen, compared with present-day descendants, suggests that birds’ noses evolved to cool their brain

24 months ago royalsocietypublishing.org biology brain

A brief history of liquid computers

24 months ago royalsocietypublishing.org hardware historical philosophy

Study found evidence of cheesemaking, using milk from multiple animals, in Late Neolithic Poland

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org anthropology

Climate change multiplies wider malaria risk as mosquitoes spread south and to higher elevations in Africa

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org environment malaria

How much a person laughs in conversation appears to be a stable trait associated with being relatable, and is not necessarily reflective of enjoyment.

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Diving birds are more prone to extinction: Research suggests diving birds may have evolved into an evolutionary dead-end

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Severe inbreeding, increased mutation load and gene loss-of-function in the critically endangered Devils Hole pupfish

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Genomic evidence for ancient human migration routes along South America's Atlantic coast

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

'Asymptotic burnout' of planet-scale civilizations may explain Fermi Paradox

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Female birds disguised as males get extra food. Around 20% of female hummingbirds have plumage that is characteristic of the males of the species.

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Experimental and cross-cultural evidence that parenthood and parental care motives increase social conservatism

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Chocolate, a serious contender for the world’s most beloved food, is made from the seed kernels of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao)

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Humpback whale songs again found to spread from western to eastern Pacific regions

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Ants can be more effective than pesticides at helping farmers produce food: they decrease the abundance of non-honeydew-producing pests, decrease plant damage and increase crop yield…

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Bonobo apes pout and throw tantrums — and gain sympathy

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Testosterone promotes 'cuddling,' not just aggression, animal study finds: Testosterone can foster friendly, prosocial behavior in males, a new animal study finds

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Adult fireflies evolved their glow to attract mates, not to ward off predators.Mature fireflies lit their lanterns before birds and bats evolved, suggesting that sexual signalling drove this dazzling behaviour.

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Reindeer are the only mammal known to seasonally adapt their eyes to the extremely blue colour of the extended twilight that occupies a large part of the winter 24h cycle in their Arctic habitat…

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org arctic

Climate change negatively impacting bumblebees

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Vaccination-hesitancy and global warming: distinct social challenges with similar behavioural solutions

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Both free range and intensive farming of animals are significant risk factors for zoonosis events, however it is unclear which one poses the biggest hazard

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Sampling of DNA on tea and dried herbs reveals that the leaves used in these products bear traces of a combined total of more than 1,200 species of invertebrate, including spiders and bugs

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Meta-analytical multiverse of brain volume and IQ associations ["Brain size and IQ associations yielded r = 0.24, with the strongest effects observed for more g-loaded tests and in healthy samples that generalize across participant sex and age bands"]

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org brain

Risk assessment of COVID transmission finds that opening a window can be 2x more effective at reducing your risk of infection compared to vaccination

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org covid

Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking activity

3 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org