The anatomy and mechanics of the fore-wings of the Australian cricket Teleogryllus oceanicus were examined to study how resonances of the wings were excited, to model the interactions between the two wings during sound production, to account for the frequency changes that occur within the pulses and to determine the variation in sound amplitude during the pulses. Sound is produced after raising...

Unwrapping the political discourse against immigration is key to understanding rise of populism in Western democracies. A growing body literature has found ample evidence that pays a premium conservative forces propose tighter policies. Using data on presidential elections Spain from 2008 2019, we shed light this debate by highlighting role played irregular migration. Some studies show undocume...

The rigidity of the right model posits that psychological needs for security and certainty (NSC) attract people to a broad right-wing ideology that includes both sociocultural and economic political attitudes. We review evidence that NSC characteristics do not consistently predict economically right-wing preferences and propose the Menu-Independent and -Dependent Influence (MIDI) model as an al...

George Mc<;overn, former senator from South Dakota, spoke last night in the Library Auditorium on "Const:rvatism in America," denouncing the Radical Right as distorting American political ideals. The main point of McGovern's speech was that the right-wing radical groups, which have gained a great dell of political intlucncc in recent years, have too much intluenn· in American politics. McGovcrn...

Queerness is now global. Many emerging economies of the global South are experiencing queer mobilization and sexual identity politics raising fundamental questions of citizenship and human rights on the one hand; and discourses of nationalism, cultural identity, imperialism, tradition and family-values on the other. While some researchers argue that with economic globalization in the developing...

Insects of the order Orthoptera are well-known for their acoustic communication. The structures used for this purpose show a high diversity which obviously relates to differences in song parameters and to the physics of sound production. Here we describe song and morphology of the sound producing organs of a tropical bush-cricket, Ectomoptera nepicauda, from East Africa. It has a very unusual c...

European Union (EU) climate politics have polarised over the past decade. Poland especially stands out as EU member state that has most vehemently opposed numerous decisions to increase EU’s level of ambition, stirring some turbulence in politics. Yet, with publication Green Deal (EGD) 2019, Commission likewise created Polish parliament’s debate. This article analyses those debates and identifi...

In the wake of financial crisis 2008/9 social movements reminiscent eco-emancipatory 1980s powerfully repoliticised post-political order neoliberalism. Additionally, and more recently, right-wing populist movements, Fridays for Future or political mobilisations related to COVID-19 pandemic have substantially refashioned both understanding post-politics patterns its repoliticisation. This articl...

A previously unknown group of flies is described whose males exhibit directional asymmetry, in that the left wing is larger than, and of a different shape from, the right wing. To our knowledge, wing asymmetry of this degree has not previously been reported in an animal capable of flight. Such consistent asymmetry must result from a left-right axis during development, a level of differentiation...