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

21 months 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.

22 months ago royalsocietypublishing.org

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

23 months ago royalsocietypublishing.org

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

24 months ago royalsocietypublishing.org

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

24 months 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

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

The population of saltwater crocodiles boomed in some parts of Australia after the reptiles began supplementing their usual seafood with feral pig.

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org australia

Vulnerability of avian populations to renewable energy production - model studied 23 priority bird species killed at wind and solar facilities in California, suggesting 48% of these species were vulnerable to population-level effects from added fatalities caused by renewables and other sources

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org california

Chimpanzees consider freedom of choice in their evaluation of social action

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

A new study does not support the assumption that grandparents would always participate more in a grandchild’s life during difficult circumstances, such as by providing childcare or monetary support

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

A brief history of liquid computers

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

Increasing numbers of killer whale individuals use fisheries as feeding opportunities within subantarctic populations

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org

There were three music revolutions, where styles switched suddenly: two small ones in 1964 (rise of rock & soul, death of doo-wop) & 1983 (hard rock & new wave, decline of country)…

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org music

Sparrows memorise and deliberately shuffle and repeat their tunes to keep attention of potenial partner .

2 years ago royalsocietypublishing.org