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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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MAR 02, 2017Plants & Animals
Animals aren’t as dim-witted as some people think, and there is growing evidence that a variety of animal species ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are actually able to get around the effects of medication by kicking it out; cancer cells are especially known for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2017Health & Medicine
You have heard “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but new research suggests that it is more like five t ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 28, 2017Plants & Animals
Turtles are known for their protective shells, and one of the important features of that shell is the ability of the cre ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 28, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Can a brain scan reveal whether a young teen is more or less likely to engage in problematic drug use in the future? Res ...FEB 28, 2017Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious medical issue that can affect any woman after she gives birth. The Centers for ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 27, 2017Infographics
Feeling forgetful? Finding it hard to focus? Have a shortened temper? You might need more sleep… Sleep deprivatio ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 24, 2017Cancer
Scientists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center recently report cancer’s corruption of a protein ...FEB 24, 2017Immunology
An unexpected interaction between regulatory immune cells and antibody-producing plasma cells surprised scientists, but ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 24, 2017Plants & Animals
The world’s oldest-known aquarium fish, an 84+ year-old Australia lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) who went by the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 23, 2017Videos
Regardless of whether you have a cat, you've probably heard of the potent power of catnip. One sniff of this stuff is kn ...FEB 23, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Using cells in culture for biomedical research usually involves taking an entire population, rather than i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells are still not well understood, but there is a lot of interest in knowing more about them for many reasons; th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2017Plants & Animals
It was just at the end of last year that Alaskan photographers came across the discovery of two moose that were frozen i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 20, 2017Plants & Animals
Dolphins and whales are some of the most majestic animals of the sea, but for whatever reason, so many seem to beach the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 20, 2017Neuroscience
Using high-tech scans has become commonplace in neuroscience. CT scans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and PET scans a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Northern Lights are normally seen in various high-latitude parts of the world, including polar regions and in the sk ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 16, 2017Videos
In this video, evolutionary biologist Patty Brennan discusses her research, which focuses on understanding the myriad ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
When a 60-year-old Spanish woman became overly religious seemingly overnight, her family and friends were perplexed and ...FEB 16, 2017Neuroscience
With the incidence of various types of dementia on the rise (Alzheimer’s disease, White Matter syndrome, age relat ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells have gained fame for their ability to become any type of cell in the body. Unlike specialized cells with very ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2017Immunology
Pregnant women are left to ponder the sex of their babies until an ultrasound can determine a male or female fetus aroun ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 14, 2017Videos
We might chew our food because we have tiny mouths and throats, but there are actually tons of animal species out there ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 14, 2017Plants & Animals
In the world of chimpanzees, you typically have your alpha male, the leader of the pack, and then you have the rest of t ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 02, 2017
Plants & Animals
Animals aren’t as dim-witted as some people think, and there is growing evidence that a variety of animal species
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are actually able to get around the effects of medication by kicking it out; cancer cells are especially known for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
You have heard “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but new research suggests that it is more like five t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
Turtles are known for their protective shells, and one of the important features of that shell is the ability of the cre
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Can a brain scan reveal whether a young teen is more or less likely to engage in problematic drug use in the future? Res
...
FEB 28, 2017
Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious medical issue that can affect any woman after she gives birth. The Centers for
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 27, 2017
Infographics
Feeling forgetful? Finding it hard to focus? Have a shortened temper? You might need more sleep… Sleep deprivatio
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 24, 2017
Cancer
Scientists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center recently report cancer’s corruption of a protein
...
FEB 24, 2017
Immunology
An unexpected interaction between regulatory immune cells and antibody-producing plasma cells surprised scientists, but
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
The world’s oldest-known aquarium fish, an 84+ year-old Australia lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) who went by the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 23, 2017
Videos
Regardless of whether you have a cat, you've probably heard of the potent power of catnip. One sniff of this stuff is kn
...
FEB 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Using cells in culture for biomedical research usually involves taking an entire population, rather than i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells are still not well understood, but there is a lot of interest in knowing more about them for many reasons; th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
It was just at the end of last year that Alaskan photographers came across the discovery of two moose that were frozen i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
Dolphins and whales are some of the most majestic animals of the sea, but for whatever reason, so many seem to beach the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 20, 2017
Neuroscience
Using high-tech scans has become commonplace in neuroscience. CT scans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and PET scans a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Northern Lights are normally seen in various high-latitude parts of the world, including polar regions and in the sk
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 16, 2017
Videos
In this video, evolutionary biologist Patty Brennan discusses her research, which focuses on understanding the myriad ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
When a 60-year-old Spanish woman became overly religious seemingly overnight, her family and friends were perplexed and
...
FEB 16, 2017
Neuroscience
With the incidence of various types of dementia on the rise (Alzheimer’s disease, White Matter syndrome, age relat
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells have gained fame for their ability to become any type of cell in the body. Unlike specialized cells with very
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2017
Immunology
Pregnant women are left to ponder the sex of their babies until an ultrasound can determine a male or female fetus aroun
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 14, 2017
Videos
We might chew our food because we have tiny mouths and throats, but there are actually tons of animal species out there
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
In the world of chimpanzees, you typically have your alpha male, the leader of the pack, and then you have the rest of t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard