PLOS One – Kettinki

2024-05-23 @ 6.32.40 ∈ In English

Community science volunteers can set scientific world abuzz with new bumble bee sightings

Community science volunteers—laypeople with an interest in bees and conservation—significantly contribute to the scientific knowledge of native bumble bees across Canada and the United States, finds a new study by York University.

2024-04-03 @ 16.18.15 ∈ In English

I wonder if this is (at least partly) explans different people’s different video framerate prefences (30 vs 60 fps).

I spy with my speedy eye – scientists discover speed of visual perception ranges widely in humans

Some participants in the experiment indicated they saw the light as completely still when it was in fact flashing about 35 times per second, while others were still able to perceive the flashing at rates of over 60 times per second.

2023-10-05 @ 15.01.04 ∈ In English

Meadow spittlebug’s record-breaking diet also makes it a top disease carrier for plants

New research fueled in part by citizen scientists reveals that the meadow spittlebug—known for the foamy, spit-like urine released by its nymphs—can feed on at least 1,300 species of host plants, more than twice the number of any other insect.

2023-07-27 @ 21.25.33 ∈ In English

‘Is the doggy angry?’ Research hints children under 5 can easily confuse dog emotions

The results revealed that four-year-old children rated angry dogs to be in a more positive mood than the older children and adults did, even if these youngest kids were experienced with dogs. The six-year-olds, if experienced with dogs, were as good as adults at identifying dog emotions from photos.

2023-07-03 @ 19.59.33 ∈ In English

Men are hunters, women are gatherers. That was the assumption. A new study upends it.

Their findings — published in the journal PLOS One this week — is that in 79% of the societies for which there is data, women were hunting. [Moreover], this wasn't just opportunistic killing of animals that the women happened upon. The vast majority of the [time] "the hunting was purposeful. Women had their own toolkit. They had favorite weapons. Grandmas were the best hunters of the village."

2023-04-25 @ 15.03.18 ∈ In English

(From March)

Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, shows new research

[The] researchers found that 83% of insect visits to bramble flowers were made during the day. While the moths made fewer visits during the shorter summer nights, notching up only 15% of the visits, they were able to pollinate the flowers more quickly.