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Want to Make Better Decisions? A New Study Shows How Your Brain Chooses Which Signals Matter

Researchers found that the brain’s frontoparietal cortex doesn’t simply work harder when decisions get difficult. Instead, it rewires its connections in real time.

Want to Make Better Decisions? A New Study Shows How Your Brain Chooses Which Signals Matter

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Evolutionary process behind live birth in lizards uncovered

Scientists studying one of nature's greatest reproductive innovations have discovered how some lizards evolved from laying eggs to giving birth to live young. The new research is the first to reveal the evolutionary process behind this important biological change and offers a unique insight into how other species—including mammals—may…

When conservation science puts a price on an elephant’s death

The renewed Madikwe elephant controversy raises a question extending far beyond culling. When a senior SANParks scientist speaks of economic opportunities arising from elephants selected for killing, we need to examine the philosophy of conservation behind the statement.

  • SANParks specialist Sam Ferreira presented elephant population management strategies.
  • Strategies include contraception, translocation, and lethal removal for 34 scenarios.
  • Economic value of elephant death raises conservation debate.

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