This new #RSOS study measures for the first time the minute concentrations of ethanol that result from fermentation by yeasts living within #nectar. Using the literature estimates how much ethanol is consumed each day by various #pollinators:

Restoring wildlife populations after environmental disasters requires deciding which human activities to manage to support recovery. This new #RSOS paper studied a population of bottlenose #dolphins severely affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

The way you move your hands when walking reveals to others how you’re feeling Larger arm movements are perceived to be linked with anger and smaller ones with sadness

#RSOS in @the-independent.com | Identifying and manipulating gait patterns that influence emotion recognition: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

Do people react to animals in photographs in the same way as to real, live animals? To find out, more than 560 participants rated 62 invertebrate species for fear, disgust, and beauty: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article... #RSOS

This new #RSOS paper investigates how phosphorus, a vital nutrient for building DNA and fuelling growth, influences reproduction in New Zealand freshwater #snails: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

These fish can tell when you’re staring Fish may possess the ability to perceive where another being’s attention is focused. And they don’t like when it’s focused on them or on their children

#RSOS in @sciam.bsky.social | Watching the watchers: emperor cichlids can perceive attention towards their offspring by divers: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

This new #RSOS study shows that simple photos and modern #AI tools can reliably identify individual #birds and help monitor their behaviour without disturbing them. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article... @paritosh97.bsky.social

Why do mountaintop grasshoppers grow to different sizes in different places? This #RSOS research shows this partly depends on how freely #grasshoppers can move and mix between populations: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

How you walk reveals to others how you are feeling, researchers say Study highlights the movements in people’s gait that give away most about their emotional state

#RSOS in @theguardian.com | Identifying and manipulating gait patterns that influence emotion recognition: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

Knowing the age of #dolphins is vital for understanding population growth, reproduction, and survival, yet it is difficult to determine. Researchers tested whether X-rays of flipper bones could be used to estimate the age of common dolphins: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article... #RSOS

New evidence of a toothed mysticete from the Vaqueros Formation of California fills a gap in the palaeobiogeographic range of Aetiocetidae: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article... #RSOS #fossils #palaeontology @rjstrauch.bsky.social

This new #RSOS study introduces Artificially Intelligent Opinion Polling: a methodology that turns social media posts into survey-like data using large language models: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article... #AI

Gulls may facilitate landscape connectivity via nutrient and pathogen transport and deposition. Using GPS tracking, this #RSOS study analysed the foraging movement networks of breeding American #herring and great black-backed #gulls from two colonies: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

In this new #RSOS study, the authors examined whether the gaze of human #divers directed towards the offspring guarded by parental emperor cichlids altered aggressive behaviour towards divers: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

Visual effects, such as screen shake, are widely used to enhance players’ #VideoGame experiences. This #RSOS paper investigates whether screen shake alters players’ sense of control: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

This study aimed to identify and manipulate movement patterns in gait that influence emotion recognition by combining emotion judgments with kinematic decomposition. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article... #RSOS

In silico comparative genomic analysis of arsenic resistance operons in bacterial representatives associated with Urmia and Van lakes Abstract. Arsenic contamination poses major ecological and health risks, and microorganisms play key roles in arsenic cycling and detoxification. This stud

This #RSOS study used computer-based analyses to investigate how bacteria associated with two extreme environments, Urmia Lake and Van Lake, cope with arsenic stress:

During social interactions, people’s heart rates can synchronise, but we know little about the mechanisms that contribute to this. This #RSOS paper tested whether mimicry is sufficient to elicit #HeartRate synchrony: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

Orcas may be to blame for some mass dolphin strandings Two mass strandings involving hundreds of dolphins in Argentina probably happened because the pods were being hunted by orcas, highlighting the role of predators in these mysterious events

#RSOS in @newscientist.com | Exploring mass strandings of common dolphins: a response to predator encounters? doi.org/10.1098/rsos... www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

Scientists have uncovered five new species of deep-sea #limpets in the family Lepetodrilidae thriving around deep-sea hydrothermal vents along three underwater mountain chains in the Indian Ocean: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article... @squamiferum.bsky.social #RSOS

Mass strandings of #dolphins are high-impact events, but their causes are often uncertain. This new #RSOS study highlights how predator-prey interactions and coastal geography together can trigger mass strandings: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

This new #RSOS paper examined the evolution of hawkmoth proboscides and feeding behaviour to determine patterns exhibited within this family's evolutionary history: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

Eurasian #otters are an endangered and elusive species that is challenging to monitor. Researchers from Cardiff University have now developed a new way to study otters—by analysing their spraint: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article... #RSOS

Are published #SocialScience results reproducible with original data & code? This #RSOS study investigates whether authors share their code for reproduction purposes and whether their results are reproducible: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

Dolphins have been stranding in droves on the shores of Patagonia. Scientists think they’ve found the culprit Dolphins washing up on the shores of Patagonia may have been fleeing orcas in the area

#RSOS in @sciam.bsky.social | Exploring mass strandings of common dolphins: a response to predator encounters? doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

New #RSOS paper: Inferring the dynamics of selective constraints across complex ontogenies: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

This new #RSOS study proposes a dual-enabler framework that integrates Federated Learning and #AI governance to support ethical, privacy-preserving AI collaboration across Canada’s decentralized healthcare system: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

This new #RSOS study examined the relationship between the practiced coordination of a university marching band and the band members’ feelings of social connection to each other, their instrument rank, the full band, and the university: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

New #RSOS paper: Vocal attractiveness in homosexual and heterosexual listeners. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

T rex could beat Usain Bolt in 100m sprint by running on tip-toes, study claims The Tyrannosaurus rex may have run about 20 per cent faster than scientists thought by running on its toes

#RSOS in @the-independent.com | Evidence of bird-like foot function in Tyrannosaurus: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... www.independent.co.uk/news/science...