Large-scale field missions to capture the intangible are an everyday part of modern evolutionary science.
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Research into moths has uncovered a new dimension to debates over antibiotic use in animals and humans.
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Research in birds speaks to the role of social information amidst the powerful dynamics of ecology and evolution.
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Integrating and resolving grief is an active process, not a passive one. Mental health practitioners talk about the ‘work of grief’ that follows a massive loss. They recognize that coming to terms with the loss of close ones demands physical and emotional energy before health is restored. Apparently, this is true for animals as much as it is for humans.
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The concept of prestige in social learning can be difficult to address, and even more-so in the context of scientific practice. But a rumination of The Prestige as presented in Christopher Nolan's film brings some resolution to conceptual tensions and inspires some real magic worthy of the term.
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The viper's zig-zag seems to be a simple pattern, but it is a masterful illusion that can hide, reveal, and paradoxically achieve both at the same time.
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Toxic frogs with weak defenses persist in the gene pool alongside stronger competitors. Diversity exists even when we expect otherwise.
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Life in nature is full of systems that we can learn from. Systems like the poison-frogs and their signals. We can observe life responding to the laws of nature to learn how systems work. The principles that we learn can guide our understanding of other systems.
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