What Is the Difference Between Psychopath and Sociopath? Diagnosis
Psychopaths may exhibit more severe negative behaviors than sociopaths The terms “psychopath” and “sociopath” are often used interchangeably to refer to people who are pathologically prone to hurting others, engaging in violence or criminal behavior, and have no regard for the feelings or interests of others. There is no major clinical difference between sociopaths and […]
Fight or flight? How birds are helping to reveal the mysteries of evolution: A blend of natural and sexual selection sent birds skyward
New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst uncovers the negative link between flight-worthiness and fight-worthiness in birds. Evolutionary pressure demanded that birds could either fly or arm themselves — but not both. Furthermore, the new research suggests that developing wings and not bony spurs involved both sexual and natural selection. This insight helps us […]
Bird communities threatened by urbanization
Urbanization is one of the most drastic forms of land-use change, and its negative consequences on biodiversity have been studied extensively in temperate countries such as Germany. However, less research has been conducted in tropical regions from the Global South, where most of the ongoing and future urbanization hotspots are located, and little is known […]