Why do dogs love to play with trash?
While you might not like how your trash smells, to your dog it is an appealing buffet brimming with apple cores, banana peels, meat scraps and stale bread.
Nancy Dreschel, Associate Teaching Professor of Small Animal Science, Penn State •
conversation
March 31, 2025 • ~6 min
March 31, 2025 • ~6 min
Wild marmots’ social networks reveal controversial evolutionary theory in action
Multilevel selection is a controversial concept originally proposed by Darwin. A new study found evidence for it in the wild in a group of marmots scientists have been observing for more than 60 years.
Daniel T. Blumstein, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles •
conversation
March 27, 2025 • ~9 min
March 27, 2025 • ~9 min
How scratching monkeys can help us understand emotions and consciousness
And a recent study found subtle but fascinating differences in the behaviour-emotion connection in humans and monkeys.
Bonaventura Majolo, Professor of Social Evolution, University of Lincoln •
conversation
March 26, 2025 • ~8 min
March 26, 2025 • ~8 min
How animals shape the planet in surprising ways
Many animals change landscapes by acting as ‘ecosystem engineers’. Protecting and restoring nature can help us become more climate resilient.
Gemma Harvey, Professor of Physical Geography, Queen Mary University of London •
conversation
March 25, 2025 • ~6 min
March 25, 2025 • ~6 min
How we revealed the life story of PG Tips chimp – written in her bones
The study allowed researchers to assess the impact of changing zoo practices over the last 50 years.
Juliette Waterman, Postdoctoral Researcher in Isotope zooarchaeology, University of Reading •
conversation
March 24, 2025 • ~5 min
March 24, 2025 • ~5 min
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