Dwarf Mongooses Shun Bullies to Manage Conflict: Study
Dwarf Mongooses Shun Bullies to Manage Conflict: Study
These social animals keep tabs on aggressive members of the group and groom them less after fights to punish them.
These social animals keep tabs on aggressive members of the group and groom them less after fights to punish them.
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Science Comes to a Halt in Ukraine, at Risk in Russia
Anna Azvolinsky | Mar 4, 2022 | 6 min read
The Russian invasion into Ukraine that began a week ago has forced Ukrainian scientists to abandon their labs and is putting research in Russia in peril.
ProPublica Creates Database of Researchers’ Conflicts of Interest
Jef Akst | Dec 9, 2019 | 1 min read
The nonprofit newsroom has collected more than 29,000 disclosures of faculty members’ outside income, but they represent just the tip of the iceberg.
Diphtheria Outbreak Worsens Amid Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
Jim Daley | Jan 16, 2018 | 1 min read
More than 8 million people are on the brink of starvation, according to aid agencies.
Science vs. Religion?
Bob Grant | Oct 26, 2015 | 2 min read
Two thirds of religious Americans say there is no conflict between their own beliefs and science, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center.
Faces for Fighting?
Jef Akst | Jun 10, 2014 | 2 min read
Scientists propose that hominin facial bones evolved for protection against the powerful blows of combat.
Turmoil for AIDS Conference Organizers
Kate Yandell | Jul 30, 2013 | 2 min read
Conflict between former conference organizers has shuttered a website that has come to serve as a resource for the HIV/AIDS community.
Building Up Research in South Sudan
Cristina Luiggi | Jul 12, 2011 | 1 min read
The world’s newest country has a long road ahead toward the recovery of its scientific research.