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Animal Behavior
Animal Behavior is the scientific study of the wild ways in which animals interact with each other, with other living beings, and with the environment. It explores how animals relate to their physical environment as well as to other organisms, and includes topics such as how animals find and defend resources, avoid predators, choose mates, reproduce, and care for their young.
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FEB 20, 2018Plants & Animals
You’ve already heard the stories about how sea ice loss impacts polar bears in the Arctic, but have you heard the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 19, 2018Plants & Animals
A new paper published in the journal Current Biology underscores how Bornean orangutans appear to be in grave danger. Im ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 15, 2018Plants & Animals
When people get hurt, others often come to their rescue with medical attention. On the other hand, this type of behavior ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 13, 2018Plants & Animals
When someone does something thoughtful for you, are you more inclined to help them with something in return? Most people ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 12, 2018Plants & Animals
The lack of sunlight on the ocean floor forces deep-sea fish to contend with frigid temperatures, but that doesn’t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 07, 2018Earth & The Environment
An earthquake is usually associated with destruction and devastation, not new life. But last month’s quake that st ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 06, 2018Neuroscience
Getting enough sleep is essential for overall health. When we are sleep deprived there is an increased risk of being in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 05, 2018Plants & Animals
Woodpeckers are somewhat famous for their habitual act of slamming their faces into trees, but does this activity cause ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 01, 2018Earth & The Environment
Do you consider yourself an eco-friendly person? You recycle, you compost, hey, you even have solar panels on your roof! ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 31, 2018Plants & Animals
There aren’t many animals on the planet capable of mimicking human speech, but new research published in the journ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 27, 2018Immunology
For the first time, scientists have observed in real-time the ability of bacteria within a colony to collectively predic ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 23, 2018Plants & Animals
Bee colonies range in size, and most would probably agree with the thought that larger colonies produce more noise than ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2018Plants & Animals
Just like people, animals of all types can exhibit left or right-handedness. On the other hand, there isn’t much r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 19, 2018Microbiology
Not every mom can feed her baby breast milk. Now researchers have identified additives that can make formula better.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have captred images of the process by which DNA is transcribed into RNAWritten By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2018Videos
Female foam-nesting tree frogs have earned the reputation as some of the most promiscuous females in the vertebrate worl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 16, 2018Plants & Animals
A new study published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series by researchers from the University of Miami undersco ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Successful reproduction of any animal species entails a delicate balance of males and females. Unfortunately, a new stud ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 08, 2018Videos
Both female and male hyenas have nearly identical-looking genitalia, but only because females disguise their sex organs ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 08, 2018Plants & Animals
It’s been an unusually cold week in Florida, ranging from 30-40º Fahrenheit. While this might seem laughable ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2018Videos
Sharks are some of the largest fish in the oceans, and many species intimidate humans with their massive razor-sharp tee ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 04, 2018Plants & Animals
Researchers have long thought that jellyfish blooms imposed a negative impact on the environment and surrounding marine ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 03, 2018Plants & Animals
After people spend enough time around others, they begin to recognize familiar faces. On the other hand, scientists have ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 03, 2018Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) can be debilitating and severely impact a mother's ability to enjoy her newborn child. T ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
You’ve already heard the stories about how sea ice loss impacts polar bears in the Arctic, but have you heard the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
A new paper published in the journal Current Biology underscores how Bornean orangutans appear to be in grave danger. Im
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 15, 2018
Plants & Animals
When people get hurt, others often come to their rescue with medical attention. On the other hand, this type of behavior
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 13, 2018
Plants & Animals
When someone does something thoughtful for you, are you more inclined to help them with something in return? Most people
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
The lack of sunlight on the ocean floor forces deep-sea fish to contend with frigid temperatures, but that doesn’t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
An earthquake is usually associated with destruction and devastation, not new life. But last month’s quake that st
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 06, 2018
Neuroscience
Getting enough sleep is essential for overall health. When we are sleep deprived there is an increased risk of being in
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Woodpeckers are somewhat famous for their habitual act of slamming their faces into trees, but does this activity cause
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 01, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Do you consider yourself an eco-friendly person? You recycle, you compost, hey, you even have solar panels on your roof!
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 31, 2018
Plants & Animals
There aren’t many animals on the planet capable of mimicking human speech, but new research published in the journ
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 27, 2018
Immunology
For the first time, scientists have observed in real-time the ability of bacteria within a colony to collectively predic
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 23, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bee colonies range in size, and most would probably agree with the thought that larger colonies produce more noise than
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2018
Plants & Animals
Just like people, animals of all types can exhibit left or right-handedness. On the other hand, there isn’t much r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 19, 2018
Microbiology
Not every mom can feed her baby breast milk. Now researchers have identified additives that can make formula better.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have captred images of the process by which DNA is transcribed into RNA
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2018
Videos
Female foam-nesting tree frogs have earned the reputation as some of the most promiscuous females in the vertebrate worl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 16, 2018
Plants & Animals
A new study published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series by researchers from the University of Miami undersco
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Successful reproduction of any animal species entails a delicate balance of males and females. Unfortunately, a new stud
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 08, 2018
Videos
Both female and male hyenas have nearly identical-looking genitalia, but only because females disguise their sex organs
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 08, 2018
Plants & Animals
It’s been an unusually cold week in Florida, ranging from 30-40º Fahrenheit. While this might seem laughable
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2018
Videos
Sharks are some of the largest fish in the oceans, and many species intimidate humans with their massive razor-sharp tee
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 04, 2018
Plants & Animals
Researchers have long thought that jellyfish blooms imposed a negative impact on the environment and surrounding marine
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 03, 2018
Plants & Animals
After people spend enough time around others, they begin to recognize familiar faces. On the other hand, scientists have
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 03, 2018
Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) can be debilitating and severely impact a mother's ability to enjoy her newborn child. T
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim