Female gibbons ‘vogue’ and dance like robots — and make sure they have an audience
Female gibbons appear to do robot dances for attention, scientists discover.
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Bear hair and fish weirs: Meet the Indigenous people combining modern science with ancestral principles to protect the land
The Heiltsuk of British Columbia are using a mix of traditional principles and modern implementation to protect salmon and bears in their territory.
SpaceX catches returning rocket in mid-air, turning a fanciful idea into reality
SpaceX accomplished a groundbreaking engineering feat Sunday, when it launched the fifth test flight of its gigantic Starship rocket, then caught the booster back at the launch pad in Texas with mechanical arms seven minutes later. This achievement is the…
Trump’s election fraud allegations linked to temporary decline in voter turnout
New research published in the journal Political Behavior provides evidence that high-profile claims of electoral fraud, like those made by Donald Trump after the 2020 presidential election, can discourage voter participation—but only temporarily. The study examined Georgia’s 2021 Senate runoff…
Riding the waves of recovery: Surf therapy’s impact on mental health and trauma
As a lifelong surfer, born to pioneering surfing parents and named after a wave, the ocean has shaped my identity and sense of belonging. The movement and touch of ocean waves ignites a whole cascade of changes in emotions in…
First study to capture real-time impact of phone use on infant speech environment
A new study is the first to document the real-time connection between phone use and the amount of speech directed at infants during everyday interactions. Published in Child Development, the research tracked phone use and speech over the course of…
Antisocial personality disorder tied to hazardous alcohol and drug misuse
A new study has shed light on the relationship between antisocial personality disorder and substance use disorders, revealing that people with antisocial personality disorder are significantly more likely to struggle with alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco addiction. Published in Translational Psychiatry,…
New study links stress to bedtime procrastination in university students
A study of German university students found that they tended to delay their bedtime on days when they experienced higher levels of stress. Their sleep quality also declined during these periods. The research was published in Stress and Health. Sleep…
Misreading the data: Moral convictions influence how we interpret evidence of anti-women bias
How do our moral beliefs shape the way we interpret evidence of societal issues like gender discrimination? A recent study in the European Journal of Social Psychology found that individuals with strong commitments to gender equality are more likely to…
Can walls of oysters protect shores against hurricanes? Darpa wants to know.
On October 10, 2018, Tyndall Air Force Base on the Gulf of Mexico—a pillar of American air superiority—found itself under aerial attack. Hurricane Michael, first spotted as a Category 2 storm off the Florida coast, unexpectedly hulked up to a…
