https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Sea robins are ocean fish particularly suited to their bottom-dwelling lifestyle. Six leg-like appendages make them so adept at scurrying, digging, and finding prey that other fish tend to hang out with them and pilfer their spoils. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-sea-robins-leg-fins-seafloor.html Plants & Animals Evolution Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:00:01 EDT news646559161 An unprecedented record of medieval live comedy performance has been identified in a 15th-century manuscript. Raucous texts—mocking kings, priests and peasants; encouraging audiences to get drunk; and shocking them with slapstick—shed new light on Britain's famous sense of humor and the role played by minstrels in medieval society. https://phys.org/news/2023-05-unique-bawdy-bard-revealing-15th-century.html Archaeology Social Sciences Tue, 30 May 2023 19:00:01 EDT news604671822 Researchers have found that human-made noise pollution causes robins living in rural areas to become more physically aggressive. https://phys.org/news/2022-12-traffic-noise-rural-robins-aggressive.html Plants & Animals Ecology Wed, 07 Dec 2022 12:06:03 EST news589637161 The European robin's closest relatives are found in tropical Africa. The European robin is therefore not closely related to the Japanese robin, despite their close similarity in appearance. This is confirmed by a new study of the Old World flycatcher family, to which these birds belong. The study comprises 92 percent of the more than 300 species in this family. https://phys.org/news/2022-11-world-flycatchers-family-tree.html Plants & Animals Evolution Wed, 23 Nov 2022 16:11:02 EST news588442261 Robin Hood would not even have had to become an outlaw if the markets had been more competitive and Nottingham's taxation office had known how to assess taxes efficiently. https://phys.org/news/2022-07-tax.html Economics & Business Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:13:16 EDT news578139194 A new study co-authored by the UBC Sauder School of Business has found that when senior managers mistreat workers, middle managers often attempt to quietly smooth things over. https://phys.org/news/2021-07-corporate-engage-robin-hoodism.html Economics & Business Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:05:49 EDT news545483145 A plump robin wearing a tiny metal backpack with an antenna hops around a suburban yard in Takoma Park, then plucks a cicada from the ground for a snack. https://phys.org/news/2021-06-scientists-hail-golden-age-bird.html Plants & Animals Ecology Thu, 10 Jun 2021 03:10:02 EDT news542513150 Every spring, American robins migrate north from all over the U.S. and Mexico, flying up to 250 miles a day to reach their breeding grounds in Canada and Alaska. There, they spend the short summer in a mad rush to find a mate, build a nest, raise a family, and fatten up before the long haul back south. https://phys.org/news/2020-04-american-robins-migrate-days-earlier.html Ecology Wed, 01 Apr 2020 15:52:57 EDT news504975172 A pair of researchers at Victoria University of Wellington has found that North Island robins have long-term memory. In their paper published in the journal Biology Letters, Rachael Shaw and Annette Harvey describe experiments they conducted with the birds and what they learned from them. https://phys.org/news/2020-02-north-island-robins-term-memory.html Plants & Animals Ecology Tue, 18 Feb 2020 08:56:47 EST news501238600 As soon as you take medication, your body is already working on removing it from your body. According to UT Ph.D. student Robin Klem, encapsulins—a kind of hollow protein ball—have the potential to protect enzymes and other proteins that are used as medicines until they reach their destination. For his Ph.D. research, Robin studied the properties of encapsulins and their interactions with cells. He succeeded in packaging the ASNase enzyme where the enzyme remained active. https://phys.org/news/2019-12-packaging-enzymes.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:00:18 EST news495104415 Just as humans are usually left- or right-handed, other species sometimes prefer one appendage, or eye, over the other. A new study reveals that American robins that preferentially use one eye significantly more than the other when looking at their own clutch of eggs are also more likely to detect, and reject, a foreign egg placed in their nest by another bird species—or by a devious scientist. https://phys.org/news/2019-07-left-eye-american-robins-decoy.html Ecology Wed, 24 Jul 2019 01:44:17 EDT news483151447 The US city of Baltimore, a victim this month of a cyberattack that paralyzed part of its computer network, will not pay a ransom to undo the damage, Mayor Bernard Young said Tuesday. https://phys.org/news/2019-05-baltimore-ransom-cyberattack.html Security Tue, 28 May 2019 15:16:13 EDT news478275362 French authorities are bracing for the arrival of an oil slick that is creeping toward its southwest coast and should make landfall on Sunday or Monday. https://phys.org/news/2019-03-oil-slick-french-coast-cargo.html Environment Thu, 14 Mar 2019 04:40:01 EDT news471756353 Wind turbines are a leading source of green energy which could supply 12% of the world's energy by 2020. But their use is often criticised for its impact on wildlife, particularly birds. Larger birds can collide with turbines and some have even learned to avoid flying near them. https://phys.org/news/2018-12-robin-hushed-turbines-songbirds-tune.html Ecology Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:30:01 EST news464607333 Under the influence of artificial night lighting, four out of six studied songbird species started dawn and dusk singing earlier in the year. This was shown by scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology when they studied bird vocalizations from winter to spring in dark sites and in sites exposed to light pollution. An earlier seasonal start of dawn and dusk singing was particularly noticeable in the early risers among the species, suggesting that they are influenced the most by artificial night lighting. Whether the observed effects have consequences for the fitness of the animals remains unknown and needs further investigation. https://phys.org/news/2015-03-pollution-seasonal-bird-vocalisations.html Ecology Wed, 18 Mar 2015 07:24:12 EDT news345882240 Red breasted robins are a classic symbol of the winter months and have adorned Christmas cards for over a century. Ornithologists studying the feathers of the European robin (Erithacus rubecula) have discovered that the red breast reveals more than simply the species of the owner. The findings, published in Ibis, reveal how the famous red breast varies in size and colouration over ages and sexes, suggesting it may be used to communicate features of the owner to other robins. https://phys.org/news/2011-12-red-decoding-hidden-robins-feathers.html Plants & Animals Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:08:00 EST news243148061 Debris sucked from the shoreline of Japan by the March 11 tsunami has embarked on a 10-year circuit of the North Pacific, posing an enduring threat to shipping and wildlife, a French green group says. https://phys.org/news/2011-06-japan-tsunami-debris-year-pacific.html Environment Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:43:59 EDT news227879029 Many illegal file sharers believe they are the 'Robin Hoods of the digital age' and are motivated by altruism and a desire for notoriety, according to new research which analyses why people illegally download digital media. https://phys.org/news/2010-12-robin-hoods-digital-age.html Social Sciences Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:17:25 EST news211036620 Shopping was the next most popular answer in the survey, carried out last month by researchers from Nottingham University Business School. https://phys.org/news/2010-11-robin-hood-brand.html Social Sciences Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:10:01 EDT news208086134 (PhysOrg.com) -- New research by the School of Biosciences is shedding light on the reasons why the European robin doesn’t get fat -even though they are feeding for much longer. https://phys.org/news/2009-12-dont-robins-fat.html Ecology Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:40:01 EST news180646485 (PhysOrg.com) -- A freshly-discovered document highlighting negative attitudes towards Robin Hood has been deciphered by an academic at the University of St Andrews. https://phys.org/news/2009-03-bad-good-scientists-previously-unknown.html Other Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:59:14 EDT news156178681