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Behavior Sciences
Behavior Sciences: explore the cognitive processes within organisms and the behavioural interactions between organisms in the natural world. It involves the systematic analysis and investigation of human and animal behavior through the study of the past, controlled and naturalistic observation of the present, and disciplined scientific experimentation and modeling. It attempts to accomplish legitimate, objective conclusions through rigorous formulations and observation.
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MAY 04, 2015Plants & Animals
Who doesn't like the sight of a fat, fuzzy bumblebee, zipping along the flowers, making sure they all get pollinated?Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 03, 2015Neuroscience
If you've ever tried introducing a novel thought or behavior into any type of human system--be it an academic institutio ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 29, 2015Health & Medicine
Hamilton College Professor of Economics Steve Wu and 2012 grad Kendall Weir analyzed five years of NFL draft data and di ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 29, 2015Neuroscience
Some experiences get seared into memory so completely that we never forget them. Think survival-level events, or the ext ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 28, 2015Earth & The Environment
Why were Neanderthals replaced by anatomically modern humans around 40,000 years ago? One popular hypothesis states that ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 28, 2015Health & Medicine
Making the decision to move from co-testing to primary Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening was one thing. Implementing ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 23, 2015Health & Medicine
"Listen to your heart," sang Swedish pop group Roxette in the late Eighties. But not everyone is able to tune into their ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Immunology
In a study that included approximately 95,000 children with older siblings, receipt of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) v ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 20, 2015Plants & Animals
Welcome back, Bouvier's red colobus monkey. It's been a while.
According to WCS: "The small primate lives in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 19, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Aneuploidy-the incorrect number of chromosomes in a cell-is quite common in early embryos; it's also the primary reason ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 17, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The body plan of octopuses is nothing if not unique, with a sophisticated brain in a soft, bilaterally symmetrical body, ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 16, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Perhaps researchers should adopt power poses to help them sort out the truth behind the transformative power of standing ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Neuroscientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered how the powerful brain hormone oxytocin acts on individual ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 15, 2015Microbiology
In recent years, research into the benefits of gut bacteria has exploded. Scientists across the globe are examining how ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Making the decision to move from co-testing to primary Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening was one thing. Implementing ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 14, 2015Health & Medicine
Researchers studying the commonly used pain reliever acetaminophen found it has a previously unknown side effect: It dim ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 13, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The Science
Some wild microorganisms, found in nature and not grown in the laboratory, reinterpret the instructions ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 09, 2015Cancer
In a study involving more than 31,000 women with cancer-causing mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, researchers at th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 09, 2015Neuroscience
Why are some people able to master a new skill quickly while others require extra time or practice? To find the answer, ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 08, 2015Neuroscience
Indiana University researchers have found that broken communication in a specific part of the brain plays a role in the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 08, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers continue to uncover positive and possibly life-changing effects from mind-body interventions such as yoga an ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 06, 2015Neuroscience
Too many brain cells spoil the learning. So says a study by UC Santa Barbara's Scott Grafton and colleagues at the Unive ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 02, 2015Neuroscience
One afternoon in October 2012, a communication therapist from Manchester visited the home of Laura and her three childre ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers have found that male mice trill startlingly intricate songs to beguile female mice-in much the same way as b ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAY 04, 2015Plants & Animals
Who doesn't like the sight of a fat, fuzzy bumblebee, zipping along the flowers, making sure they all get pollinated?Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 03, 2015Neuroscience
If you've ever tried introducing a novel thought or behavior into any type of human system--be it an academic institutio ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 29, 2015Health & Medicine
Hamilton College Professor of Economics Steve Wu and 2012 grad Kendall Weir analyzed five years of NFL draft data and di ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 29, 2015Neuroscience
Some experiences get seared into memory so completely that we never forget them. Think survival-level events, or the ext ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 28, 2015Earth & The Environment
Why were Neanderthals replaced by anatomically modern humans around 40,000 years ago? One popular hypothesis states that ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 28, 2015Health & Medicine
Making the decision to move from co-testing to primary Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening was one thing. Implementing ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 23, 2015Health & Medicine
"Listen to your heart," sang Swedish pop group Roxette in the late Eighties. But not everyone is able to tune into their ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Immunology
In a study that included approximately 95,000 children with older siblings, receipt of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) v ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 20, 2015Plants & Animals
Welcome back, Bouvier's red colobus monkey. It's been a while.
According to WCS: "The small primate lives in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 19, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Aneuploidy-the incorrect number of chromosomes in a cell-is quite common in early embryos; it's also the primary reason ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 17, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The body plan of octopuses is nothing if not unique, with a sophisticated brain in a soft, bilaterally symmetrical body, ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 16, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Perhaps researchers should adopt power poses to help them sort out the truth behind the transformative power of standing ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Neuroscientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered how the powerful brain hormone oxytocin acts on individual ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 15, 2015Microbiology
In recent years, research into the benefits of gut bacteria has exploded. Scientists across the globe are examining how ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Making the decision to move from co-testing to primary Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening was one thing. Implementing ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 14, 2015Health & Medicine
Researchers studying the commonly used pain reliever acetaminophen found it has a previously unknown side effect: It dim ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 13, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The Science
Some wild microorganisms, found in nature and not grown in the laboratory, reinterpret the instructions ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 09, 2015Cancer
In a study involving more than 31,000 women with cancer-causing mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, researchers at th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 09, 2015Neuroscience
Why are some people able to master a new skill quickly while others require extra time or practice? To find the answer, ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 08, 2015Neuroscience
Indiana University researchers have found that broken communication in a specific part of the brain plays a role in the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 08, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers continue to uncover positive and possibly life-changing effects from mind-body interventions such as yoga an ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 06, 2015Neuroscience
Too many brain cells spoil the learning. So says a study by UC Santa Barbara's Scott Grafton and colleagues at the Unive ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 02, 2015Neuroscience
One afternoon in October 2012, a communication therapist from Manchester visited the home of Laura and her three childre ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers have found that male mice trill startlingly intricate songs to beguile female mice-in much the same way as b ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
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