Experimental evidence that ground‐disturbance benefits Woodlark Lullula arborea

Experimental Evidence That Positive Moods Cause Sociability

Although intuitive and predicted by the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions, previous research has not seriously tested the idea that positive moods can cause sociability. The authors developed a new measure to assess preferences for social (vs. nonsocial) situations, carefully controlling for the fact that social situations are, on average, also more pleasant. Across two additional e...

Where is the evidence that animal research benefits humans?

Experimental evidence for diagramming benefits in science writing

Arguing for the need for a scientific research study (i.e. writing an introduction to a research paper) poses significant challenges for students. When faced with these challenges, students often generate overly safe replications (i.e. fail to find and include opposition to their hypothesis) or in contrast include no strong support for their hypothesis (i.e. relevant, valid evidence). How can w...

Active continental extension : The Woodlark Basin

n October 1995, a four-day multi channel seismic and bottom sampling survey was conducted aboard the R/V Ewing in the Pacific’s western Woodlark Basin. This site augmentation effort, supported by USSSP, was associated with JOIDES Proposal #447. New data from this survey provide further evidence for active extension on a low-angle (~25) normal fault but do not support a metamorphic core complex ...

Experimental evidence that wildflower strips increase pollinator visits to crops

Wild bees provide a free and potentially diverse ecosystem service to farmers growing pollination-dependent crops. While many crops benefit from insect pollination, soft fruit crops, including strawberries are highly dependent on this ecosystem service to produce viable fruit. However, as a result of intensive farming practices and declining pollinator populations, farmers are increasingly turn...