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UK teen suicide rates on the decline

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 23, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Suicide rates in those aged 10-19 in the UK declined by 28% in the seven year period from 1997-2003, shows a study published today in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. The study, carried out by researchers at the ...





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Ladyboy lizards use transvestite trickery: researchers

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young male lizards in South Africa imitate females to fool aggressive older males into leaving them alone, in an example of transvestism in the natural world, researchers have found.


Not 1, but 2 kinds of males found in the invasive round goby

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists have found the existence of two types of males of a fiercely invasive fish spreading through the Great Lakes, which may provide answers as to how they rapidly reproduce.


One in ten 16 year olds have self-harmed

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created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

One in ten 16 year olds in Northern Ireland have self-harmed in the past year, according to new research by ARK at Queen’s University and the University of Ulster.


Mother knows best: Females control sperm storage to pick the best father

Mother knows best: Females control sperm storage to pick the best father

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have found new evidence to explain how female insects can influence the father of their offspring, even after mating with up to ten males. A team from the University of Exeter has ...


Female birds -- acting just like the guys -- become sexual show-offs in cooperative breeding species

Female birds -- acting just like the guys -- become sexual show-offs in cooperative breeding species

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Female birds in species that breed in groups can find themselves under pressure to sexually show off and evolve the same kinds of embellishments - like fanciful tail feathers or chest-puffing ...


Researchers study psychological impact of casual sex

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

University of Minnesota Project Eating Among Teens (EAT) researchers have found that young adults engaging in casual sexual encounters do not appear to be at increased risk for harmful psychological outcomes as compared to ...


Sheep that shed light on personality differences

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The team led by Denis Reale, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at UQAM and Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Ecology, recently completed a study showing the link between personality, survival and reproductive ...


When Being a Cuckold Makes Evolutionary Sense

When Being a Cuckold Makes Evolutionary Sense

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Evolutionary biology theory predicts that males usually won't invest a lot of time raising offspring when there is a good chance they are not the fathers. Yale University researchers have ...


Research shows why parents are born and not made

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created Nov 03, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 2

Research published today reveals for the first time that the different roles of mothers and fathers are influenced by genetics. The study, by the Universities of Exeter and Edinburgh, shows how variation in where males and ...


Females decide whether ambitious males float or flounder

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created Jan 30, 2008 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Aggression, testosterone and nepotism don’t necessarily help one climb the social ladder, but the support of a good female can, according to new research on the social habits of an unusual African species of fish.



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