Let’s hear it for #Educators. Though if you read the article, you’ll note the lack of #Funding issue from Govt peeking its head from under all the good news… Otherwise, it’s the old story of #Teachers having to take up the slack of poor #parenting in terms of #CivicValues and #SocialBehaviour. Well done teachers and students alike.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-16/most-improved-school-hsc-grades-south-sydney-high-school/106451534

How a TV-famous Sydney school drastically improved their HSC results
The Department of Education has released the HSC most improved list, which detailed the schools showing the most growth in the numbers of students receiving the top three bands in the HSC.
Female mice in established social groups use different ultrasonic vocalizations during peaceful and aggressive interactions by Anna V. Klenova et al.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2025.115904
#usv #ultrasonicVocalizations #socialbehaviour #animalcommunication
Feed me! Two House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) perched closely on a wooden post. The bird on the left is standing upright and looking directly at the camera, while the one on the right is slightly leaning in, possibly a juvenile fledgling soliciting food. Their brown, beige, and chestnut plumage is softly illuminated, and the blurred green background suggests a garden or park habitat.
Shot at Lochmaben in Scotland, UK.
#MyPhoto #MyWork #photo #photography #HouseSparrow #PasserDomesticus #sparrow #JuvenileSparrow #parent #juvenile #fledgling #BrownBird #GardenBird #CloseUp #PerchedBirds #WoodenPost #SocialBehaviour #PairOfBirds #bird #nature #wildlife #outdoors #summer #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfPixelfed #MastoBirds #PixelBirds #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Lochmaben #Scotland #UK #OCFor Live Mouse Tracker (LMT) users:
New release of LMT-toolkit: v1.2
Easier to install (could be done now via Docker), many bugs corrections, possibility to skip rebuild process if the file is already rebuild, ...
Check it out here:
https://github.com/ntorquet/lmt_toolkit_analysis/releases/tag/v1.2
https://github.com/ntorquet/lmt_toolkit_analysis
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Release LMT-toolkit analysis v1.2 · ntorquet/lmt_toolkit_analysis
Installation and launch via Docker
Several bugs were corrected:
problem with reliability display
possibility to do several analysis on a same file (especially an activity per time bin after a simp...
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Does social motivation reduce fear in horses? Researchers investigate - Horsetalk.co.nz
Study findings confirm the role of other herd members as a social buffer and the importance of social motivation to confront a stressor.
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