News tagged with birth season

Scatological clues lead to an intimate view

The guys were all stressed out. There were new infants in the community, and the guys knew from experience that that's when invaders were likely to come and kill the babies, particularly the male infants. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

New study suggests winter babies face socioeconomic disadvantages

Many of us may often feel that we've been born under an unlucky sign. Now, new research by a pair of University of Notre Dame economists suggests that some of us are, in fact, born in an unlucky season.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1




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Compromises between quantity and quality common in animals: do the same holds for plants, flowers?

Most creatures face compromises when they reproduce — the more energy they devote to having lots of babies, the less they can invest in each one. But do the same tradeoffs hold true for plants? Biologists ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers reveal darker side of the common cold

(Medical Xpress) -- Human rhinovirus (HRV), also known as the common cold, can be uncommonly serious for certain children, a study led by a Vanderbilt University Medical Center pediatrician shows.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nepal's child malnutrition 'silent emergency'

Padma Biswokarma covers her young son with a blanket as she breastfeeds, a broad smile spreading across her face.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Netflix original program puts New York mobster in Norway

Online film and television show titan Netflix will make its original programming debut in February with "Lilyhammer," a "fish-out-of-water story" about a New York mobster starting anew in Norway.

Technology / Business

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Harp seals on thin ice after 32 years of warming

Warming in the North Atlantic over the last 32 years has significantly reduced winter sea ice cover in harp seal breeding grounds, resulting in sharply higher death rates among seal pups in recent years, according to a new ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The disappearance of the elephant caused the rise of modern man 400,000 years ago

Elephants have long been known to be part of the Homo erectus diet. But the significance of this specific food source, in relation to both the survival of Homo erectus and the evolution of modern humans, has n ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

New study provides comprehensive view of the status of Atlantic bluefin tuna

A new model built around biological data from electronic tags, ear bone microchemistry and fisheries catch data for Atlantic bluefin tuna indicates fishing on one side of the Atlantic influences the other side. Bluefin populations ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Music expert says Christmas music not just limited to the season, and happiness it brings may be the reason

(PhysOrg.com) -- If it seems the sounds of the season -- "Jingle Bells," "Deck the Halls," "Joy to the World" and other holiday favorites -- are being heard more and more out of season, a Kansas State University music expert ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Is climate change altering humans' vacation plans?

Plants' and animals' seasonal cycles, such as flowering dates and migration patterns, have shifted in recent decades due to climate change.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NASA sees birth of first Southern Indian Ocean season tropical storm

The Southern Indian Ocean cyclone season is off and running and NASA's Aqua satellite saw the birth of Tropical Cyclone 01S.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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