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- Detecting and exploring nonhuman intelligence: "conversing" with a whale https://peerj.com/articles/16349/ 6 comments
- An acoustic study of domestic cat meows in 6 contexts and 4 mental states https://peerj.com/preprints/27926/ 23 comments
- Pull request acceptance of women versus men https://peerj.com/preprints/1733/ 191 comments
- More ties than we thought https://peerj.com/articles/cs-2/ 2 comments
- Mining usage patterns for the Android API https://peerj.com/preprints/1075/ 2 comments
- Electric eels alter fish DNA through electric discharge, study finds | The study investigated the potential of electric eels by facilitating gene transfer in small fish larvae through their electric organ discharge (EOD). https://peerj.com/articles/16596/ 3 comments science
- Metabolomic analyses uncover an inhibitory effect of niclosamide on mitochondrial membrane potential in cholangiocarcinoma cells (2023) https://peerj.com/articles/16512/ 3 comments science
- Use of soybean as an alternative protein source for welfare-orientated production of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) [PeerJ] https://peerj.com/articles/16321/ 9 comments science
- A European giant: a large spinosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Vectis Formation (Wealden Group, Early Cretaceous), UK https://peerj.com/articles/13543/#intro 2 comments science
- Toxoplasma-infected subjects may be more attractive, symmetrical, or healthier than non-infected ones. Evidence from subjective and objective measurements. https://peerj.com/articles/13122/ 10 comments science
- Soil health and nutrient density: preliminary comparison of regenerative and conventional farming. Preliminary support for the conclusion that regenerative soil-building farming practices can enhance the nutritional profile of conventionally grown plant and animal foods. https://peerj.com/articles/12848/ 2 comments science
- New species of hammerhead flatworm, Humbertium covidum. The specific name covidum was chosen as homage to the numerous casualties worldwide of the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, a large part of this study was written during the lockdowns. https://peerj.com/articles/12725/ 3 comments science
- Brown rice raises hdl cholestrol https://peerj.com/articles/11291/ 8 comments science
- Cannabis leaf shape is not predictive of THC & CBD content in hybrids. Naming conventions based on leaf morphology (sativa vs indica) do not correspond to the cannabinoid chemistry in plants with hybrid ancestry, finds new study. https://peerj.com/articles/10672/ 93 comments science
- Human DNA can be collected from the air https://peerj.com/articles/11030/ 4 comments stallmanwasright
- Unprofessional peer reviews disproportionately harm underrepresented groups in STEM [PeerJ] https://peerj.com/articles/8247/ 2 comments science
- High schoolers from the Dalmatia region in Croatia tallest in the world, study finds https://peerj.com/articles/6598/ 31 comments europe
- Evidence of a fearsome shark taking down a pterosaur in mid-flight. Researchers who studied the bones kept at the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum say it's a rare glimpse of wildlife interactions in the age of dinosaurs https://peerj.com/articles/6031/ 7 comments science
- Giraffes inherit their spot patterns, and variation among individuals' patterns affects newborn calf survival. https://peerj.com/articles/5690/ 4 comments science
- Manual restrictions on Palaeolithic technological behaviours https://peerj.com/articles/5399/ 27 comments history
- Manual restrictions on Palaeolithic technological behaviours https://peerj.com/articles/5399/ 5 comments science
- Our knowledge of dinosaur evolution has completely changed in the last 10 years, and likely will in the next 10 again too. https://peerj.com/articles/4417/ 16 comments science
- Trypophobia, the “fear” of holes, may not actually be a true phobia. Pupillary response experiments in a new study suggest it is a disgust, not a fear, response to images of holes. https://peerj.com/articles/4185/ 16 comments science
- How R Helps Airbnb Make the Most of Its Data https://peerj.com/preprints/3182.pdf 16 comments datascience
- Student evaluations of teaching: teaching quantitative courses can be hazardous to one’s career https://peerj.com/articles/3299/ 11 comments science
- Boxer crabs induce asexual reproduction of their associated sea anemones by splitting and intraspecific theft https://peerj.com/articles/2954/ 4 comments science
- Pre- versus post-exercise protein intake has similar effects on muscular adaptations https://peerj.com/articles/2825/ 3 comments science
- Key ingredient in hallucinogenic ayahuasca brew stimulates the growth of human neural cells (in vitro) by 71.5% in four days. https://peerj.com/articles/2727/ 905 comments science
- A large scale test of the gaming-enhancement hypothesis https://peerj.com/articles/2710/ 5 comments science
- The influence of shape and color on the rating of flower beauty https://peerj.com/articles/2106/ 3 comments science
- Modeling the ecologic niche of plague in sylvan and domestic animal hosts to delineate sources of human exposure in the western United States https://peerj.com/articles/1493/ 30 comments science
- Researchers compile gluten-free food database, find that gluten-free foods are over twice as expensive and don't offer additional health benefits for non-celiac consumers. https://peerj.com/articles/1337/ 1105 comments science
- 2,4-dinitrophenol downregulates genes for diabetes and fatty liver in obese mice https://peerj.com/preprints/1229.pdf 5 comments science
- Science AMA Series: Are community calls to change scientific publishing right and, if so, what is the future? We are Jason Hoyt and Peter Binfield, Co-founders of PeerJ, Ask Us Anything! https://peerj.com/ 129 comments science
- The relationship of female physical attractiveness to body fatness https://peerj.com/articles/1155/ 17 comments science
- Science AMA Series: We are a group of computer scientists who recently published a study in PeerJ which shows just how many ways there are to tie a tie. Ask us anything! http://peerj.com/articles/cs-2 109 comments science
- Honey Bee sting pain index by body location https://peerj.com/articles/338/?utm_source=summary_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=connection 3 comments science
- A surge of p-values between 0.041 and 0.049 in recent decades (but negative results are increasing rapidly too) [PeerJ] https://peerj.com/articles/733/ 5 comments statistics
- A new study shows that the incidence of lung cancer is lower at higher elevations. "For every 1,000 m rise in elevation, lung cancer incidence decreased by 7.23 cases per 100,000 individuals." https://peerj.com/articles/705/ 7 comments science
- Happy software developers solve problems better: psychological measurements in empirical software engineering [PeerJ] https://peerj.com/articles/289/ 54 comments programming
- New peer reviewed journal offers scientists open access publishing for just $99. http://peerj.com/ 18 comments science
Linking pages
- New elephant study shows catastrophic decline in Africa | CNN http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/31/africa/great-elephant-census/index.html 214 comments
- Scientists discover hidden world of Hawaii's coral 'twilight zone' | Coral | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/04/scientists-discover-hidden-world-of-hawaiis-coral-twilight-zone?cmp=twt_a-world_b-gdnworld 71 comments
- Seven new miniaturized frog species found in | EurekAlert! http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-06/p-snm052815.php 44 comments
- Open access science news is mostly good, with a bit of ugly | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/open-access-science-news-is-mostly-good-with-a-bit-of-ugly/ 26 comments
- Hiding your research behind a paywall is immoral | Open access scientific publishing | The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2013/jan/17/open-access-publishing-science-paywall-immoral 23 comments
- Obama nungara: how a flatworm from Argentina jumped the Atlantic and invaded France https://theconversation.com/obama-nungara-how-a-flatworm-from-argentina-jumped-the-atlantic-and-invaded-france-131186 18 comments
- Fossil sheds light on 'Jurassic Park' dinosaurs - BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39771719 17 comments
- GitHub - PeerJ/paper-now: Create, edit and display a journal article, entirely in GitHub https://github.com/PeerJ/paper-now 12 comments
- Global commodities trade and consumption plac | EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/p-gct061419.php 9 comments
- Hundreds of tiny spiders, lice and more crawling through US homes, study says | Biology | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jan/19/american-homes-arthopods-spiders-lice-new-research 9 comments
- Cleaning Up Science | The New Yorker http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/12/cleaning-up-science.html 8 comments
- New snake species in Europe named after a lon | EurekAlert! https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/p-nss052819.php 6 comments
- Red-faced encounter: rare new species of parrot discovered in Mexico | Science | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/27/blue-winged-amazon-parrot-mexico-new-species 6 comments
- Environmental DNA: Study Provides First Evidence That Human DNA Can Be Collected From The Air https://www.psychnewsdaily.com/environmental-dna-study-provides-first-evidence-that-human-dna-can-be-collected-from-the-air/ 4 comments
- Incredible 'sea monster' skull revealed in 3D - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46762410 4 comments
- Pay (less) to publish: ambitious journal aims to disrupt scholarly publishing | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/06/new-open-access-journal-aims-to-disrupt-scholarly-publishing/ 4 comments
- Kew scientists name new tree after Leonardo DiCaprio - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59888755 3 comments
- Journal offers flat fee for ‘all you can publish’ | Nature http://www.nature.com/news/journal-offers-flat-fee-for-all-you-can-publish-1.10811 3 comments
- T. Rex couldn't run, new study finds - Redorbit http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113418441/t-rex-couldnt-run-new-study-finds/ 3 comments
- GitHub - jtleek/readingpapers: A guide to reading scientific papers https://github.com/jtleek/readingpapers 1 comment