Scientists revealed that Neanderthals cared for their disabled children out of compassion ( socialbites.ca )
Here is the study: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn9310 (archived)...
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Here is the study: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn9310 (archived)...
Many male insects only get to mate once, even when they aren’t eaten by their partners. For example, male bees ejaculate with such explosive force that it is loud enough for humans to hear. This ensures the sperm is passed to the female, but it results in paralysis of the male, which kills him.
GeoGPT, a big-data artificial intelligence project aimed at geoscientists and researchers particularly in the global south and built by the Chinese tech company Alibaba, aims at helping develop their understanding of earth sciences by drawing on swaths of data and research on billions of years of the planet’s history....
Macaque monkeys got on better with others in their social groups after a devastating hurricane, according to researchers....
Scientists described their “detective work” in the forests of Uganda - observing animals that appeared injured or sick to work out whether they were self-medicating with plants....
We can best view the method of science as the use of our sophisticated methodological toolbox...
Prenatal screening for neurological conditions has progressed in leaps and bounds over the past couple of decades. Technology including genetic analysis, neuroimaging, and high-resolution foetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are allowing doctors to peer into the nervous systems of developing foetuses and already diagnose them...
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I found the portion about studying people with this disorder leading to better understanding of visual processing in general pretty fascinating. Especially the part about the left/right processing and stitching.
An Asian elephant in central Thailand has given birth to a rare set of twins, in what caretakers have described as a miracle....
Using isotope geochemistry, scientists have uncovered new information about the Barmaz necropolis in Valais (Switzerland): 14% of the people buried 6,000 years ago at this site were not locals. What's more, the study suggests that this Middle Neolithic agropastoral society -- one of the oldest known in the western part of...
Pretty neat article, wanted to share....
Run trials with an astounding number of easily avoidable flaws, win stupid prizes. It would be a shame for this to turn into an overall setback for psychedelic therapy....
The comments section on this article is illuminating beyond the story itself (as is frequently the case on Ars) and worth a look....
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As researchers increasingly face many kinds of attack over their work, there is debate about how to support and protect them....
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