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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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JUN 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Maybe you've been told that you are too sensitive, or you know someone who has strong reactions to positive, negative, o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2020Plants & Animals
Most people recognize the humble chameleon as a type of lizard that can change its body colors. But contrary to popular ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 09, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
DMT is a powerful psychedelic drug known to produce visions involving 'other beings' like elves, aliens, and dei ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 08, 2020Plants & Animals
Goldfish are an invasive fish species, but don’t let that distract from the well-known fact that they make for won ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There are plenty of musical families, and research has suggested that musical abilities have a genetic component.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2020Cardiology
New research begins to reveal how disrupted sleep leads to the fatty arterial plaque buildup known as atherosclerosis th ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 07, 2020Plants & Animals
Tawny frogmouths (Podargus strigoides) are a captivating species of nocturnal bird that, although owl-esque in terms of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 07, 2020Plants & Animals
The ocean plays host to a plethora of diverse marine animal species, but the vast majority of those generally reside at ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
If you were following space news outlets back in 2017, then you likely heard about the particularly odd cigar-shaped spa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The claustrum meaning “hidden or shut away" is a unique and often an undiscussed region of the brain. It cons ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 06, 2020Microbiology
It's estimated that an astonishing 75% of emerging pathogens that infect people are zoonotic - they originate in animals ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2020Immunology
Cells are remarkably sensitive to the mechanical properties of their environment, changing their behavior as a re ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
No More Cravings? Scientists at Duke University may have created a drug to hone cravings and possibly help with weight m ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 02, 2020Plants & Animals
A substantial number of animals have evolved to have ornate and functional headgear that can help them defend themselves ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 01, 2020Cardiology
Leading public health institutions, such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Dise ...Written By: Lawrence RennaJUN 01, 2020Plants & Animals
Sifaka lemurs exist in families of such large numbers, that even an entire cluster of massive trees isn’t fruitful ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 31, 2020Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, poses significant risks to the developing fetus, and new work ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are full of a huge variety of structures and molecules that all work together, but many techniques will only allow ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2020Plants & Animals
Like any other bird species, adult penguins follow the tried and true tradition of raising their young close to the nest ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 31, 2020Plants & Animals
Anyone that has ever watched Hollywood’s famous Jurassic Park films will know that dinosaurs were large and hungry ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2020Cancer
A commentary published earlier this spring in the Journal of Clinical Oncology urges for improved training for medical p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 26, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have found that 6-month old babies know when an adult imitates them- and that ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 25, 2020Microbiology
While we know a lot more about the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 and the illness it causes, COVID-19, there are still many u ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Maybe you've been told that you are too sensitive, or you know someone who has strong reactions to positive, negative, o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2020
Plants & Animals
Most people recognize the humble chameleon as a type of lizard that can change its body colors. But contrary to popular
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 09, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
DMT is a powerful psychedelic drug known to produce visions involving 'other beings' like elves, aliens, and dei
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 08, 2020
Plants & Animals
Goldfish are an invasive fish species, but don’t let that distract from the well-known fact that they make for won
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There are plenty of musical families, and research has suggested that musical abilities have a genetic component.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2020
Cardiology
New research begins to reveal how disrupted sleep leads to the fatty arterial plaque buildup known as atherosclerosis th
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 07, 2020
Plants & Animals
Tawny frogmouths (Podargus strigoides) are a captivating species of nocturnal bird that, although owl-esque in terms of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 07, 2020
Plants & Animals
The ocean plays host to a plethora of diverse marine animal species, but the vast majority of those generally reside at
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
If you were following space news outlets back in 2017, then you likely heard about the particularly odd cigar-shaped spa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The claustrum meaning “hidden or shut away" is a unique and often an undiscussed region of the brain. It cons
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 06, 2020
Microbiology
It's estimated that an astonishing 75% of emerging pathogens that infect people are zoonotic - they originate in animals
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2020
Immunology
Cells are remarkably sensitive to the mechanical properties of their environment, changing their behavior as a re
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
No More Cravings? Scientists at Duke University may have created a drug to hone cravings and possibly help with weight m
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 02, 2020
Plants & Animals
A substantial number of animals have evolved to have ornate and functional headgear that can help them defend themselves
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 01, 2020
Cardiology
Leading public health institutions, such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Dise
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
JUN 01, 2020
Plants & Animals
Sifaka lemurs exist in families of such large numbers, that even an entire cluster of massive trees isn’t fruitful
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 31, 2020
Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, poses significant risks to the developing fetus, and new work
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are full of a huge variety of structures and molecules that all work together, but many techniques will only allow
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2020
Plants & Animals
Like any other bird species, adult penguins follow the tried and true tradition of raising their young close to the nest
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 31, 2020
Plants & Animals
Anyone that has ever watched Hollywood’s famous Jurassic Park films will know that dinosaurs were large and hungry
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2020
Cancer
A commentary published earlier this spring in the Journal of Clinical Oncology urges for improved training for medical p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 26, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have found that 6-month old babies know when an adult imitates them- and that
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 25, 2020
Microbiology
While we know a lot more about the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 and the illness it causes, COVID-19, there are still many u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch