Monthly Archives: September 2018

Turmoil behind primate power struggles often overlooked by researchers

Anyone who peruses relationship settings on social media knows that our interactions with other humans can be intricate, but a new study in Nature: Scientific Reports suggests that researchers may be overlooking some of these same complexities in the social relations of our closest primate relatives, such as chimpanzees and macaques.

"Our study confirms that the...

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Characterizing pig hippocampus could improve translational neuroscience

Society for Neuroscience. "Characterizing pig hippocampus could improve translational neuroscience." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 17 September 2018. .

Society for Neuroscience. (2018, September 17). Characterizing pig hippocampus could improve translational neuroscience. ScienceDaily. Retrieved September 17, 2018 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180917135951.htm

Society for Neuroscience. "Characterizing pig hippocampus could improve translational neuroscience." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180917135951.htm (accessed...

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Micronizing ocean plastics threaten sea turtle populations, ocean life cycle

Ingestion of degrading ocean plastics likely poses a substantial risk to the survival of post-hatchling sea turtles because the particles can lead to blockages and nutritional deficiencies, according to new research from Loggerhead Marinelife Center and the University of Georgia. This puts the survival of all sea turtle populations at risk, because sea turtles may...

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