Some apes might pull a poker face
Kyoto, Japan -- How could a human mother tell that her child is upset? Humans can distinguish the meanings of facial expressions of our fellow...
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Secrets of tree hyraxes in Kenya uncovered with new research techniques
Tree hyraxes are medium-sized mammals living in the canopies of tropical forests. They are shy and only move at night, which is why next to...
When male buddies become less important than female mating partners
Male friends may provide emotional support; they can help in the defense of females against rivals or the acquisition of high social status. But everything...
HKU Conservation Forensics Lab develops novel environmental DNA monitoring method for identifying rare and endangered fish species sold in Hong Kong wet markets
In a paper recently published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, researchers in the Conservation Forensics Lab at The University of Hong Kong have outlined a...
First Australians ate giant eggs of huge flightless birds, ancient proteins confirm
Proteins extracted from fragments of prehistoric eggshell found in the Australian sands confirm that the continent’s earliest humans consumed the eggs of a two-metre tall...
Review identifies gaps in our understanding of how ML can aid stock valuation
Over the past two decades, researchers have used big data and machine learning (ML) methods to provide insight relevant for equity valuation. Many of these...
Singapore scientists pinpoint how non-alcoholic fatty liver disease increases risk of vascular diseases
These findings by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) shed light on why the leading cause...
New NYU Abu Dhabi research could make cancer treatments more efficient
Abu Dhabi, May 25, 2022: A team led by Professor of Biology, Senior Vice Provost of Research at NYU Abu Dhabi, and UAE national Sehamuddin...
Albert Winsemius and Singapore
Launched on 23 May 2022 with Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr. Heng Swee Keat, as the Guest of Honour, Albert Winsemius and Singapore: Here...
Danish astrophysics student discovers link between global warming and locally unstable weather
Climate research:Credit: Source: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio. Climate research: Climate change gives rise to more unstable weather, local droughts and extreme temperature records, but a...
New research on tidal flats is ‘wake up call’ for US coastal communities
About 29 percent of the United States’ population live in coastline counties – more than 41 million are in Atlantic counties. This high population density poses...
Improved NRR electroactivity by MoS2-SnS2/poly(zwitterionic liquids)/polypyrrole/graphene oxide
Ammonia (NH3) as a very important chemical feedstock, is widely used for synthesizing various chemical products in modern industrial production. However, the traditional Haber-Bosch process...
Sunsmart streets using recycled rubber last twice as long
Rubber from used tyres acts like sunscreen for roads and halves the rate of sun damage when mixed with bitumen, new research has found.  Credit: RMIT...
Nearly 108,000 overdose deaths in 2021: Pitt team forecast devastating toll five years ago
PITTSBURGH, May 24, 2022 – A grim prediction made half a decade ago by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health epidemiologists and modelers has...
Social dissatisfaction predicts vulnerability to financial exploitation in older adults
Researchers who study elder abuse have long believed that when older adults face loneliness or relationship problems, they are more likely to fall victim to...
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