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Moths eating your clothes? It's actually their hungry little caterpillars: here's how to get rid of them
Have you opened your post-lockdown wardrobe, only to discover some of your beautiful summer clothes have holes in them? You’re probably blaming clothes moths but the real culprits are the larvae (caterpillars).
1,500 endangered languages at high risk
A world-first study warns 1,500 endangered languages could no longer be spoken by the end of this century.
Sexist "sexplanation" for men's brilliance debunked
Deeply entrenched scientific beliefs that for more than a century have explained why more men than women are high achievers because of biology are not backed up by evidence, according to new research.Pages
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11 June 2020
Michael J Ryan, University of Texas & Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama
Choosing a mate is one of the most important decisions an animal can make. The fitness costs and benefits of mate choice have been analysed extensively in the context of sexual...
4 June 2020
Associate Professor Athena Aktipis, Arizona State University
Athena Aktipis discusses how an evolutionary approach to understanding and treating cancer can transform it from being a disease that threatens our lives to one we can live with.
14 May 2020
Professor Bob Wong, Monash University
Bob Wong considers the role that behaviour plays in determining the fate of species under human-induced environmental change.
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