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This carnivorous plant is shaped to help bats find it, so bats can sleep and poop inside
Bats 'stick inside the pitchers like a cork on a bottle'
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People are abandoning 'handbag' dogs at an astounding rate
It should be common knowledge - dogs are animals, not accessories. The trend of small dogs that can comfortably be carried around in a purse has increased over the years, thanks often in part to ce...
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Killer Cuckoo Catfish
Cockoo catfish tricks mother cichlid into raising baby catfish instead of it's own offspring.
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Fish learn fear from their role models
Study is first to experimentally show that environment influences the social transmission of fear
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Land-dwelling fish
This clip shows the general behaviour of the Pacific leaping blenny as it goes about it's day on the rocky foreshores of Guam.
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Tripod fish: a deep-sea fish able to 'stand'
This unusual fish's bony fins can extend up to 1m to help them stand. Video in snap.
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55 Years at Gombe
Q&A With Jane [Goodall] on Origins of Life Work
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Slime-mould economics
Orthodox economics is broken. Applying what we know about evolution, ecology and collective behaviour might help us avoid another catastrophe. By Kate Douglas
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Two dolphin species band together to form unprecedented alliance
Atlantic bottlenose and spotted dolphins are cooperating in unique mixed-species groups that are mostly platonic, but sometimes cross-species sex is involved. By Colin Barras.
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The science of ‘hangry,’ or why some people get grumpy when they’re hungry
There are many reasons why some people get very grumpy when they haven’t eaten for a while. By Amanda Salis.
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How Artificial Intelligence is Reinventing the Art of Influencing Human Behavior
Artificial intelligence is reducing toxic behavior in online gaming and could mark the future of influencing human behavior. By Gideon Rosenblatt.
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Georgia is Segregating Troublesome Kids in Schools Used During Jim Crow
A Department of Justice investigation found that Georgia is giving thousands of kids with behavioral issues a subpar education and putting them in the same run-down buildings that served black children decades ago.
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Bonobo squeaks hint at earlier speech evolution
A study finds that wild bonobos use a single high-pitched call in a variety of contexts, showing a linguistic flexibility that was thought to be uniquely human... Researchers say the new findings push back the development of context-free vocal calls to our shared ancestor with bonobos, 6-10 million years ago.
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Japan Researchers Find Fish Can Think Logically
Researchers in Japan find fish can think logically and infer when an opponent is too strong to risk fighting.
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Fish that have their own fish finders
The more than 200 species in the family Mormyridae communicate with one another in a way completely alien to our species: by means of electric discharges generated by an organ in their tails.
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Can You Call a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath?
Psychologists now believe fledgling psychopaths can be identified as early as kindergarten. The hope is to teach these children empathy before it’s too late. By Jennifer Kahn.
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10 Former Internet Trolls Explain Why They Quit Being Jerks
For some people, the internet is like the wild west: a lawless play-pen where they can get away with being an asshole to anyone they’d like. You know—trolling. By Patricia Hernandez.
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Do chimpanzee wars prove that violence is innate?
Humans have fought wars for thousands of years, and there is evidence that chimps do as well. Are both species innately violent?
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Behavior Brief: A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Stink bug mothers control egg color. Crowing roosters follow the leader. Possums foraging fear-free. Guppy brain size and predator response. Cruise-controlled anoles.
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A Grief So Deep It Won’t Die
The sheer duration of pain for some over the loss of a loved one has given rise to recognition of and treatment for so-called complicated grief. By Paula Span.
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