People who have a minority viewpoint on a controversial topic are more likely to “self-silence” themselves in conversation—and that may lead them to behave against their own beliefs, a new study found. People who have a minority viewpoint on a controversial topic are more likely to “self-silence” themselves in conversation—and that may lead them to behave…

An international team of marine biologists have published research in Molecular Ecology that shows the benefits of gene flow between geographically distant and genetically different killer whale populations. The paper is titled “Admixture Increases Genetic Diversity and Adaptive Potential in Australasian Killer Whales.” An international team of marine biologists have published research in Molecular Ecology that…

We don’t just have sex to reproduce—new research suggests that using sex to manage social tension could be a trait that existed in the common ancestor of humans and apes six million years ago. We don’t just have sex to reproduce—new research suggests that using sex to manage social tension could be a trait that existed…

Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have discovered that bison in Yellowstone National Park—the only group of American bison that has continually existed as wildlife in the United States—now consist of a single large, interbreeding population derived from multiple historic bison herds. Researchers from the Texas A&M College of…