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Behavioral sciences explore the cognitive processes within organisms and the behavioral interactions between organisms in the natural world.
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MAY 12, 2017Plants & Animals
Given the nature of various whale species today, which have varying appetites ranging from krill to larger fish dependin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 11, 2017Earth & The Environment
Encroachment from human development and urbanization has been displacing animals for decades. Bears and coyotes often fa ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 09, 2017Plants & Animals
Alligators can be ruthless in Florida, but one ten-year-old girl from Orlando got lucky and was able to make an escape f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 06, 2017Plants & Animals
For the first time in recorded history, researchers from Texas State University have observed a white-tailed deer munchi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 05, 2017Earth & The Environment
Wild spaces are important for many reasons. For us humans, they give us peace and energy, provide places for recreation ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 04, 2017Cardiology
For social smokers who consider their cardiovascular health to be in good status because they aren’t smoking every ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 03, 2017Plants & Animals
We’ve known for a while that pesticides can have a negative impact on living bumblebees, but new research into how ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 02, 2017Plants & Animals
How do you respond to unwanted contact from the other sex? Do you: A) give them the cold shoulder, B) politely say you a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 01, 2017Neuroscience
Men who took high doses of testosterone performed worse on a test designed to measure cognitive reflection—the pro ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 01, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Ants and bees—which seem so different—are actually cousins, according to new research. The new findings show ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 26, 2017Plants & Animals
Humpback whales aren’t known for being the quietest animals in the ocean blue, but new research reveals that young ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2017Health & Medicine
A common DNA test used to find genes linked with disease may miss key genetic risk indicators, new research suggests. Wh ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 24, 2017Plants & Animals
Mind control is a form of technology that’s still distant in the future and really only exists in science-fiction ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2017Earth & The Environment
It may not come as a surprise that moving recycle and compost bins closer within reach has a significant impact on peopl ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 22, 2017Plants & Animals
Is being smarter an advantage? Apparently, it depends on what type of creature you are and what you do to make the world ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 21, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2017Health & Medicine
Metoprolol is a classic drug for everything heart-related: preventing chest pain, lowering high blood pressure, and redu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 20, 2017Plants & Animals
In case you’ve never heard about the tale of the man-eating lions of Tsavo, two lions essentially terrorized a gro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 19, 2017Plants & Animals
In the wild, birds don’t have a nice and peaceful oasis like one might think. Their habitats are riddled with nois ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2017Videos
Why is it that some animals seem to shrink and some seem to get bigger? Some studies have shown that this phenomenon occ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 14, 2017Genetics & Genomics
The American public’s belief that homosexuality is a consequence of genetics has grown—as has acce ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 14, 2017Plants & Animals
When you and I have no idea where we’re going, we just hop in the car, fire up the GPS system, and tell it where w ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 12, 2017Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA – April 12, 2017 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) could ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)APR 11, 2017Neuroscience
Neuromodulation. Isn’t that a pretty cool word? Sounds like something Marvin Martian would say, but it’s no ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
Given the nature of various whale species today, which have varying appetites ranging from krill to larger fish dependin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 11, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Encroachment from human development and urbanization has been displacing animals for decades. Bears and coyotes often fa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 09, 2017
Plants & Animals
Alligators can be ruthless in Florida, but one ten-year-old girl from Orlando got lucky and was able to make an escape f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 06, 2017
Plants & Animals
For the first time in recorded history, researchers from Texas State University have observed a white-tailed deer munchi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Wild spaces are important for many reasons. For us humans, they give us peace and energy, provide places for recreation
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 04, 2017
Cardiology
For social smokers who consider their cardiovascular health to be in good status because they aren’t smoking every
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 03, 2017
Plants & Animals
We’ve known for a while that pesticides can have a negative impact on living bumblebees, but new research into how
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 02, 2017
Plants & Animals
How do you respond to unwanted contact from the other sex? Do you: A) give them the cold shoulder, B) politely say you a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 01, 2017
Neuroscience
Men who took high doses of testosterone performed worse on a test designed to measure cognitive reflection—the pro
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 01, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Ants and bees—which seem so different—are actually cousins, according to new research. The new findings show
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
Humpback whales aren’t known for being the quietest animals in the ocean blue, but new research reveals that young
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
A common DNA test used to find genes linked with disease may miss key genetic risk indicators, new research suggests. Wh
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
Mind control is a form of technology that’s still distant in the future and really only exists in science-fiction
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2017
Earth & The Environment
It may not come as a surprise that moving recycle and compost bins closer within reach has a significant impact on peopl
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
Is being smarter an advantage? Apparently, it depends on what type of creature you are and what you do to make the world
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 21, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2017
Health & Medicine
Metoprolol is a classic drug for everything heart-related: preventing chest pain, lowering high blood pressure, and redu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
In case you’ve never heard about the tale of the man-eating lions of Tsavo, two lions essentially terrorized a gro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
In the wild, birds don’t have a nice and peaceful oasis like one might think. Their habitats are riddled with nois
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2017
Videos
Why is it that some animals seem to shrink and some seem to get bigger? Some studies have shown that this phenomenon occ
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 14, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
The American public’s belief that homosexuality is a consequence of genetics has grown—as has acce
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
When you and I have no idea where we’re going, we just hop in the car, fire up the GPS system, and tell it where w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 12, 2017
Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA – April 12, 2017 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) could
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
APR 11, 2017
Neuroscience
Neuromodulation. Isn’t that a pretty cool word? Sounds like something Marvin Martian would say, but it’s no
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim