Credit: Pixabay We're aware that communication extends beyond mere words. Facial expressions, intonations, hand gestures, and other nuances enrich our expressions. Yet, in the realm of social media, these subtleties are absent. To date, there has been limited exploration into social media communication compared to traditional offline channels. In a recent study, Boleslaw Szymanski, Ph.D., and...
Credit: Unsplash. An international team of scientists, led by researchers from Oregon State University, has proposed a groundbreaking "restorative" pathway to navigate humanity away from the dire ecological and social consequences of climate change. Utilizing a unique 500-year dataset, the team suggests that their paradigm-shifting plan not only outlines a new trajectory for society but also contributes...
Trees aren't just awkward sleeping spots for these bashful bears. Credit: Pixabay Researchers have found that giant pandas, traditionally believed to be solitary and antisocial creatures, actually engage in a surprisingly active social life, resembling the way individuals share updates on Facebook. This discovery provides a new perspective on the social behavior of these...
People participate in a national mile-long march in February to highlight the push for clean water in Flint, Mich.Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images According to a current Cornell research that focused on the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, the size, strength, and makeup of individuals' social networks are essential indicators of how they will respond to the...
Credit: Unsplash Mammals that live in teams might typically live longer than members of solitary species, recommends a Nature Communications paper. The findings are based upon an analysis of nearly 1,000 mammals-- including the gold snub-nosed monkey, naked mole-rat, bowhead whale, and horseshoe bat-- and might improve our understanding of the development of social organization...
TikTok is revising the regulations for how we develop, share and find visual content. The TikTok algorism, specifically the "For You Page" (FYP) feed, has altered the game for social media networks propelling entertainment and discovery to the forefront. In this article, I am diving into the rise and fall of social media, what led...
Sociology is such a significantly variable area that restricting its interpretation to a couple of words would be an injustice to it. It is among the numerous social sciences that take care of the man and his ventures in society. In contrast, the other sciences are history, geography, philosophy, political science, economics, and even...
Researchers at the University of Miami Rosenstiel College of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM) and the Institute of Zoology at the Zoological Society London (ZSL) discovered that tiger sharks, often regarded as lone nomadic species, are social animals, having preferences for each other. A first of its kind, the study additionally evaluated if exposure of...
A mother Rothschild’s giraffe tending to her baby. The photo was taken in Soysambu Conservancy, in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. Giraffes are attentive mothers to their offspring, and all female adults in a group are invested in each others’ offspring. Credit: Zoe Muller Before, giraffes were thought to have little to no social...
Cordyceps fungus infecting a longhorn beetle grub. (Ian Redding/Getty Images) Zombies tap into our fears, and once they get in our heads, they stay there. Animals overtaken by "zombies" lose control over their bodies and actions, instead serving the needs of a virus, fungus, or other parasite. The word "zombi" originates from Vodou, a religion that developed...
