Romance is in the air. Vacation getaways, cool breezes, and warm nights can set the scene for a good, old fashioned ‘summer…
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Fun Lasting love? Research on Making and Breaking Romantic Relationships
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Aggregators The Poop Will Tell Us: Do Elephants and Rhinos Compete for Food?
A recent study of the two animals in Addo Elephant National Park, called “Shift in Black Rhinoceros Diet in the Presence of…
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Fun Summertime Fun in the Sun
We are well into the summer months so discard those winter doldrums and get active! To help you get in the mood…
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Aggregators Unlikely Critters Found in Avocado Orchards
Wildlife isn’t always restricted to wild spaces. Avocado orchards and other agricultural landscapes also buzz with species that forage and reproduce in…
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Aggregators It’s for the birds: Citizen science reveals shift in winter bird homes
Just in time for summer solstice (the longest day of the year!), we bring you the heartwarming tale of a study that…
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Internet/Blogging Sleep May Solve Grammar Gremlins
Do you know when to use who versus whom? Affect versus effect? If you’re stumped, first crack open your textbook, but then…
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Aggregators Making the News in May
Laughter, fungi, pipettes and ants – last month, PLOS ONE papers made headlines with an array of research. Here are some of…
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Aggregators Sharing was Caring for Ancient Humans and Their Prehistoric Pups
While the tale of how man’s best friend came to be (i.e., domestication) is still slowly unfolding, a recently published study in…
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Featured Image Color and Iridescence in the Stinkbug
“Beautiful” may not be the first word to describe the stinkbug, but Tectocoris diopthalamus sure are pretty. Pictured above are six specimens…
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Aggregators Some Like it Hot: Sick House Flies Purposely Induce a Fever
Fevers are thoroughly unpleasant and usually accompanied by other troublesome physical symptoms. Even so, they are often a good sign that our…
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Internet/Blogging Tracing Our Footsteps: Archaeology in the Digital Age
Human ancestors that walked the earth left few traces of their passage. Some of their footprints have lithified, or turned to stone…
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Images March Madness: PLOS ONE News and Blog Round-Up
For the month of March, a variety of papers caught the media’s attention, from distracting cell phone conversations, to the devastating decline…