Science & Technology
ProSocial World: How the principles of evolution can create lasting global change
Knowing how cultural evolution happens also means we can harness it for the larger good, creating a more just and sustainable world, according to a new article.
A healthy but depleted herd: Predators decrease prey disease levels but also population size
Nature documentaries will tell you that lions, cheetahs, wolves and other top predators target the weakest or slowest animals and that this culling benefits prey herds, whether it’s antelope in Africa or elk in Wyoming. This idea has been widely accept…
Abundance of urban honeybees adversely impacts wild bee populations
Researchers argue that the rapid growth in urban honeybee-keeping over the past decade may be negatively impacting nearby wild bee populations. Small bees with limited foraging ranges may be especially at risk, they write.
Brain circuits for locomotion evolved long before appendages and skeletons
Scientists found parallels between the neural circuitry that guides locomotion in sea slugs and in more complex animals like mammals.