HS-LS2-8
Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species' chances to survive and reproduce.
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Animals
Blotchy face, big-time wasp
If paper wasps pretend to be something they're not, their peers get angry.
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Brain
Fair play
Studying dogs, monkeys, and other animals at play can teach us about fairness and cooperation.
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Animals
An inspiring home for apes
A group of scientists wants to establish preserves where orangutans and other primates have the chance to learn and create.
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Environment
Alien invasions
Around the world, plants, animals, fungi, and other life forms are ending up in places where they don't belong.
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Fossils
Did dinosaurs do handstands?
Enormous dinosaurs might have balanced on their front feet when wading in shallow water.
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Animals
City birds hit the high notes
Some songbirds battle traffic noise by singing at a higher pitch.
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Animals
Booby brothers and bullies
Baby brown boobies can be pretty rough and tough in the nest.
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Animals
Better tools for techno crows
Certain crows can make tools and even refine their designs.
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Animals
Childhood chills give bees six left feet
If the bees are raised in cold temperatures, their dancing skills seem to go down the drain.
By Emily Sohn