Like humans, monkeys are attracted to videos showing conflict
Have you ever wondered what kind of video content would most grab the attention of monkeys?
Plants & Animals
Jul 9, 2025
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News on familiar faces
'Cultural continuity' hypothesis suggests we're all wired to keep traditions alive
Each human culture consists of a unique set of values, beliefs and practices. However, a common thread across cultures is the apparent importance of preserving aspects of those cultures throughout generations.
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2025
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A small difference in how ratings are displayed can unintentionally mislead consumers
Research suggests ratings have become as crucial to purchasing decisions as factors like price, brand reputation or recommendations from family and friends, especially in terms of online shopping. Even a small increase of ...
Economics & Business
Apr 15, 2025
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Researchers thought they'd find 200 species of plants and animals living in their house and yard. They were very wrong
We are biodiversity researchers—an ecologist, a mathematician and a taxonomist—who were locked down together during the COVID pandemic. Being restricted to the house, it didn't take long before we began to wonder how ...
Ecology
Dec 10, 2023
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Sugars affect brain 'plasticity,' helping with learning, memory, recovery
Can you recognize someone you haven't seen in years, but forget what you had for breakfast yesterday? Our brains constantly rearrange their circuitry to remember familiar faces or learn new skills, but the molecular basis ...
Biochemistry
Aug 16, 2023
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Trauma and kids: The role of the early childhood teacher
As catastrophic bushfires continue to rage across New South Wales and Queensland, thousands of people are reeling from the devastation. It's a shocking start to Australia's fire season, but beyond the physical damage, the ...
Education
Nov 12, 2019
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Are they watching you? The tiny brains of bees and wasps can recognise faces
Recognising faces is essential for how we interact in complex societies, and is often thought to be an ability that requires the sophistication of the large human brain.
Plants & Animals
Aug 13, 2018
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Cichlid fish view unfamiliar faces longer, from further distance than familiar faces
Fish viewed digital models with unfamiliar fish faces longer and from a further distance than models with familiar faces, according to a study published November 25, 2015 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Masanori Kohda ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 25, 2015
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A pioneering facial recognition cane for the blind
A revolutionary 'smart' cane enabling the visually impaired to instantly identify friends and family could be available soon, thanks to students at Birmingham City University.
Engineering
May 8, 2015
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The solar system's 'yearbook' is about to get filled in
Lined up like familiar faces in your high school yearbook, here are images of the 33 largest objects in the Solar System, ordered in size by mean radius. Engineer Radu Stoicescu put this great graphic together, using the ...
Space Exploration
Feb 3, 2015
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