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1. Bonobos share and share alike

   Bonobos are willing to share meat with animals outside their own family groups. This behaviour was observed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is documented in a new study in Springer’s journal Human Nature

2. Girls feel strain of lockdown more - study

   A study of the impact of the pandemic on adolescents has found girls significantly more likely to suffer from lockdown stress and anxiety than boys.

3. Study shows monkey's emotions linked to genes

   Primatologists at LJMU and Chester find genetic variants which explain social attention and negative emotions

4. Health of contact centre employees under microscope

   Three-year study to advise employers on helping staff be healthier

5. Gouldian finches show us the effects of social conformity

   LJMU scientists have published research that provides a unique opportunity to investigate how personality can be affected by social context.

6. Individuals ‘can be profiled’ via Virtual Reality platforms

   Study by psychologists raises ethical questions about data capture

7. Genetics plays huge part in animal migration - study

   Reindeer from one 'genetic ancestry' travel ten times further on average than others

8. Young chimpanzees reconcile through play

   Researchers at LJMU's School of Natural Sciences and Psychology have discovered for the first time that, unlike their adult counterparts who kiss and embrace immediately after a fight, young chimpanzees reconcile through play.

9. Lockdown 2.0: Is time flying towards Christmas?

   One in four of us have experienced time as moving faster or slower than normal since the COVID pandemic began.

10. Happy Hamsters

    Hamsters are the ubiquitous childhood pet: cute, cuddly, ready to sink their teeth deep into your finger … But how can you tell if your hamster is happy?