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Month: November 2014

baby Galapagos tortoise sitting on human hands

The Human Touch

New research suggests animals prefer human connections What do animals really want? A new study from the University of Florida suggests it might be human contact, at least in the case of some Galapagos tortoises. Lindsay Mehrkam, a UF doctoral student in psychology, and psychology professor Nicole Dorey have published a paper in the journal […]

herd of elephants

As Elephants Go, So Do the Trees

Research shows hunting can have catastrophic effects on tropical forests. Overhunting has been disastrous for elephants, but their forest habitats have also been caught in the crossfire. A first-of-its-kind study led by researchers at the University of Florida shows that the dramatic loss of elephants, which disperse seeds after eating vegetation, is leading to the […]

Libris – November 2014

Home Fires: How Americans Kept Warm in the Nineteenth Century Sean Patrick Adams Sean Patrick Adams, Professor in History. Available from Amazon. Home Fires tells the fascinating story of how changes in home heating over the nineteenth century spurred the growth of networks that helped remake American society. Sean Patrick Adams reconstructs the ways in […]