In 1940s Maine, a group of scientists built the School for Dogs, a massive facility to breed a "super-dog". Things didn't go as planned.

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As animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly

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Researchers from the University of Konstanz and the HTW Berlin University of Applied Sciences analyzed around 3.7 million menu options from 340 German university canteens. The results show a fundamental shift in menu options, an important part of the food environment. Between 2015 and 2024, especially the proportion of vegan main dishes increased significantly. Surprisingly, the expansion of vegan options was accompanied by a stronger reduction in vegetarian options than in those containing meat.

Classic socio-ecological theory predicts that males and females experience different sources and mechanisms of social competition. Whether these differences translate into sex-specific structural prop...

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Researchers say that transparent publishing practices could be associated with research quality, but more evidence is needed.

This declaration calls for action to address the challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence within mathematics research.

Hanna Groothuizen explains the paradox of compensatory culture work, arguing that efforts to improve research culture can make harmful systems easier to endure and harder to reform Hanna Groothuizen e...

Our genetic heritage is not a blueprint or an algorithm, as many biologists have imagined, but something else entirely.

New cross-cultural study reveals that the bond between humans and dogs remains remarkably consistent across societies

The new Icarus satellite is tracking signals hidden in animal behaviour – which could save the lives of cheetahs, rhinos and elephants.