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Love of nature partially passed on by parents, study of twins suggests

A love for nature could be passed down to children from their parents but people’s surroundings also play a role, research suggests. The study surveyed 1,153 pairs of twins from the TwinsUK registry about how they experience nature, and asked them ...

03 Feb 2022 at 20:25

Large animals travel more slowly because they cannot keep cool – study

Large animals like elephants travel more slowly because they can not keep cool, a study has suggested. Whether an animal is flying, running or swimming, its travelling speed is limited by how effectively it sheds the excess heat generated by its ...

18 Apr 2023 at 19:00

Chimps – like humans – may be lifelong learners, researchers say

Chimpanzees, like humans, may be life-long learners, a study suggests. Researchers have found these great apes continue to learn and hone their tool-using skills well into adulthood. The team observed the chimps became better at using their ...

07 May 2024 at 19:00

Dogs can better understand you if you slow down your speech, study finds

If you want your dog to understand what you are saying, try speaking a little bit slower. New research suggests dogs’ comprehension of human speech relies on a slower tempo. Despite not being able to produce human sounds, man’s best friend ...

01 Oct 2024 at 19:00

Bumblebees learn to solve puzzles by watching more experienced peers – study

Bumblebees learn to solve puzzles by watching more experienced peers, research has shown. Experts from Queen Mary University of London trained a set of bees (Bombus terrestris) to open a puzzle box containing a sugar reward. These bees ...

08 Mar 2023 at 12:21

Brain stimulation could boost maths ability – study

Using electrodes to “excite” certain areas of the brain could help people who struggle with maths enjoy the subject more, a study has suggested. A team spanning the universities of Surrey and Oxford, Loughborough University, and ...

31 Aug 2023 at 19:00

‘Bats have greater range than Mariah Carey and growl like death metal singers’

Bats are extreme when it comes to sound production and have a greater vocal range than singers like Mariah Carey and Prince, a new study suggests. Many animals produce sound to communicate with each other, and bats are no ...

29 Nov 2022 at 20:19

80-year-old antibiotic may be effective against drug resistant bacteria – study

An 80-year-old neglected antibiotic may provide protection against multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, new research suggests. The finding may offer a new way to fight difficult-to-treat and potentially lethal ...

16 May 2023 at 19:00

Can we give plants advance warning of dangers by ‘talking’ to them?

It may be possible to “talk” to plants and warn them of impending attacks or extreme weather, new research suggests A team of plant scientists at the Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) would like to ...

21 Sept 2023 at 19:00

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