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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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APR 09, 2016Health & Medicine
A few months ago, my fellow Labroots writer Brenda Kelley Kim did a nice piece on this paper from a group at Western Uni ...Written By: Cassidy ReichAPR 07, 2016Plants & Animals
When it comes to protecting their farms, farmers will stop at nothing to keep their livestock safe. At least, that&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 05, 2016Earth & The Environment
The intersection between human and nature is one that is constantly changing, consistently confusing, and continuously f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 05, 2016Plants & Animals
If you’ve ever been camping, or live in tree-dense areas, then you may have heard or seen a woodpecker. These bird ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 04, 2016Neuroscience
Toxoplasmosis, sometimes referred to as simply “Toxo,” is an illness that can result from contact with a sin ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 01, 2016Plants & Animals
When you think of dogs, you probably think of the various different kinds of breeds there are. Among one of the most wel ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 01, 2016Health & Medicine
NFL players risk their health every time they play a game - especially if it’s cold outside. New rese ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 31, 2016Videos
Synthetic drugs are those created with man-made chemicals that mimic responses from natural compounds. On the market, th ...MAR 31, 2016Videos
This National Geographic video shows close-up footage of a pride of lionesses in the midst of a hunt. An adult giraffe i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 31, 2016Neuroscience
Autism is a disorder that is at the forefront of neuroscience research, because of the large numbers of children that ar ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 30, 2016Videos
Contrary to popular belief, when pets, like cats and dogs, nibble on grass it does not necessarily indicate that they ar ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Live imaging studies of epithelial tissue have thus far been limited by monochromatic tagging of specific epithelial cel ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAR 26, 2016Plants & Animals
Cats and dogs seem to be the bane of each others’ existence. Dogs can’t help by bark at cats, and cats can&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 25, 2016Videos
Behaviorism is an approach to psychology based on the idea that behavior can be researched as an empirically rigorous sc ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 24, 2016Plants & Animals
For the first time in what is being reported as 40 years by the World Wildlife Fund, a critically-endangered Sumatran Rh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 23, 2016Plants & Animals
Putting a twist on the old saying, ‘two heads are better than one,’ how about multiple heads? New heads, old ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 23, 2016Videos
What's just as bad as obesity, smoking, and hypertension? Surprisingly, it's the common feeling of loneliness. Psycholog ...MAR 22, 2016Plants & Animals
Impulsive behavior is that of the sudden desire to act on the grounds of intense feeling or inability to stop and think ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 22, 2016Neuroscience
When a person suffers a traumatic experience, whether it’s in a war or as a victim of a crime or accident, it can ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 22, 2016Cardiology
Fitness tracker users who receive an encouraging text from their doctor may significantly increase their physical a ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 21, 2016Videos
Emotions go beyond just "how you feel." They affect our minds, and, therefore, our physical health. Studies have shown t ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 19, 2016Health & Medicine
I write about depression and mood disorders pretty frequently on LabRoots and that is because it is an issue I am truly ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAR 19, 2016Cancer
Here’s yet another reason to limit alcohol intake, especially for females: Researchers at the University of Housto ...MAR 16, 2016Health & Medicine
In a new study of mice with diabetes, scientists gained large insight into the growing prevalence of diabetes, especiall ...Written By: Kara Marker
APR 09, 2016
Health & Medicine
A few months ago, my fellow Labroots writer Brenda Kelley Kim did a nice piece on this paper from a group at Western Uni
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
APR 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
When it comes to protecting their farms, farmers will stop at nothing to keep their livestock safe. At least, that&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 05, 2016
Earth & The Environment
The intersection between human and nature is one that is constantly changing, consistently confusing, and continuously f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 05, 2016
Plants & Animals
If you’ve ever been camping, or live in tree-dense areas, then you may have heard or seen a woodpecker. These bird
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 04, 2016
Neuroscience
Toxoplasmosis, sometimes referred to as simply “Toxo,” is an illness that can result from contact with a sin
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
When you think of dogs, you probably think of the various different kinds of breeds there are. Among one of the most wel
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 01, 2016
Health & Medicine
NFL players risk their health every time they play a game - especially if it’s cold outside. New rese
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 31, 2016
Videos
Synthetic drugs are those created with man-made chemicals that mimic responses from natural compounds. On the market, th
...
MAR 31, 2016
Videos
This National Geographic video shows close-up footage of a pride of lionesses in the midst of a hunt. An adult giraffe i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 31, 2016
Neuroscience
Autism is a disorder that is at the forefront of neuroscience research, because of the large numbers of children that ar
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 30, 2016
Videos
Contrary to popular belief, when pets, like cats and dogs, nibble on grass it does not necessarily indicate that they ar
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Live imaging studies of epithelial tissue have thus far been limited by monochromatic tagging of specific epithelial cel
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAR 26, 2016
Plants & Animals
Cats and dogs seem to be the bane of each others’ existence. Dogs can’t help by bark at cats, and cats can&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 25, 2016
Videos
Behaviorism is an approach to psychology based on the idea that behavior can be researched as an empirically rigorous sc
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 24, 2016
Plants & Animals
For the first time in what is being reported as 40 years by the World Wildlife Fund, a critically-endangered Sumatran Rh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 23, 2016
Plants & Animals
Putting a twist on the old saying, ‘two heads are better than one,’ how about multiple heads? New heads, old
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 23, 2016
Videos
What's just as bad as obesity, smoking, and hypertension? Surprisingly, it's the common feeling of loneliness. Psycholog
...
MAR 22, 2016
Plants & Animals
Impulsive behavior is that of the sudden desire to act on the grounds of intense feeling or inability to stop and think
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 22, 2016
Neuroscience
When a person suffers a traumatic experience, whether it’s in a war or as a victim of a crime or accident, it can
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 22, 2016
Cardiology
Fitness tracker users who receive an encouraging text from their doctor may significantly increase their physical a
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 21, 2016
Videos
Emotions go beyond just "how you feel." They affect our minds, and, therefore, our physical health. Studies have shown t
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 19, 2016
Health & Medicine
I write about depression and mood disorders pretty frequently on LabRoots and that is because it is an issue I am truly
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAR 19, 2016
Cancer
Here’s yet another reason to limit alcohol intake, especially for females: Researchers at the University of Housto
...
MAR 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
In a new study of mice with diabetes, scientists gained large insight into the growing prevalence of diabetes, especiall
...
Written By:
Kara Marker