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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 26, 2020Plants & Animals
One thing that lion-tailed macaques and Malabar giant squirrels have in common is a passionate love for the taste of jac ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 26, 2020Plants & Animals
Bats have garnered oodles of attention in previous weeks as they’ve been identified as potential carriers of the i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 26, 2020Technology
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, and video calls have been more common than ever. Now, a study carried out by researchers at ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
New research has found that teenage cannabis use may make the brain more susceptible to the effects of cocaine. "It ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 22, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Optical microscopes can help us see the microscopic world, but to use them to examine individual atoms is like measuring ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 21, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Living organisms start out as one cell, and its genetic programs allow it to divide many times over, to give rise to the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2020Health & Medicine
It can feel like COVID-19 news is consuming the country, and taking all the toilet paper and N95-masks with it. N ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAPR 21, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Findings from a study by a team from Kanazawa University have been published recently in the International Journal ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 21, 2020Plants & Animals
Silverback gorillas are somewhat renowned for their powerful arms and legs. In many cases, males use their brute strengt ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 21, 2020Immunology
One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the accumulation of “tau tangles”. Tau is a ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 20, 2020Neuroscience
Neuroscientists from the Research Center of Neurology and Skoltech have found that noninvasive magnetic stimulation may ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 20, 2020Plants & Animals
The sand cat is a type of feline that spends nearly all its life in the desert. While they may not look that much differ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 20, 2020Microbiology
Past pandemics have been accompanied by a rise in a variety of mental health and neurological problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2020Cardiology
Researchers have found that a low resting heart rate may be linked to criminal convictions, as well as medical treatment ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 19, 2020Neuroscience
Although music has long been thought to enhance creativity, new research says that it may actually have the opposite eff ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 19, 2020Earth & The Environment
Who are we kidding? All these far-fetched climate change solutions aren’t actually helping anybody – if anyt ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 19, 2020Plants & Animals
Most recognize the African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) as one of Africa’s largest known frogs, but there&rsq ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 19, 2020Plants & Animals
Most of the time, wild flamingos are observed in massive flocks as opposed to hanging out on their own. It’s evide ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 18, 2020Technology
Virtual reality (VR) makes us more empathetic—or so says new study published in eNeuro. Learn more about your brai ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 17, 2020Technology
Currently, technology used to respond to climate change includes nuclear fusion power, gaint carbon sinking machines, an ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 15, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
New work may help explain why sugar cravings are so hard to satisfy.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2020Immunology
As of April 9th, over 60% of deaths from COVID-19 in New York state were men. Meanwhile, as of April 6, 82% of patients ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 15, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Have you ever been sad in the winter? If so, you’re not alone. Medaka fish feel it too. Seasonal affective disorde ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 15, 2020Immunology
Researchers from the US and China have found that COVID-19 can destroy T cells, a type of lymphocyte that plays a key ro ...Written By: Annie Lennon
APR 26, 2020
Plants & Animals
One thing that lion-tailed macaques and Malabar giant squirrels have in common is a passionate love for the taste of jac
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 26, 2020
Plants & Animals
Bats have garnered oodles of attention in previous weeks as they’ve been identified as potential carriers of the i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 26, 2020
Technology
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, and video calls have been more common than ever. Now, a study carried out by researchers at
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
New research has found that teenage cannabis use may make the brain more susceptible to the effects of cocaine. "It
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 22, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Optical microscopes can help us see the microscopic world, but to use them to examine individual atoms is like measuring
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 21, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Living organisms start out as one cell, and its genetic programs allow it to divide many times over, to give rise to the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2020
Health & Medicine
It can feel like COVID-19 news is consuming the country, and taking all the toilet paper and N95-masks with it. N
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 21, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Findings from a study by a team from Kanazawa University have been published recently in the International Journal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 21, 2020
Plants & Animals
Silverback gorillas are somewhat renowned for their powerful arms and legs. In many cases, males use their brute strengt
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 21, 2020
Immunology
One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the accumulation of “tau tangles”. Tau is a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 20, 2020
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists from the Research Center of Neurology and Skoltech have found that noninvasive magnetic stimulation may
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 20, 2020
Plants & Animals
The sand cat is a type of feline that spends nearly all its life in the desert. While they may not look that much differ
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 20, 2020
Microbiology
Past pandemics have been accompanied by a rise in a variety of mental health and neurological problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2020
Cardiology
Researchers have found that a low resting heart rate may be linked to criminal convictions, as well as medical treatment
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 19, 2020
Neuroscience
Although music has long been thought to enhance creativity, new research says that it may actually have the opposite eff
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 19, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Who are we kidding? All these far-fetched climate change solutions aren’t actually helping anybody – if anyt
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 19, 2020
Plants & Animals
Most recognize the African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) as one of Africa’s largest known frogs, but there&rsq
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 19, 2020
Plants & Animals
Most of the time, wild flamingos are observed in massive flocks as opposed to hanging out on their own. It’s evide
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 18, 2020
Technology
Virtual reality (VR) makes us more empathetic—or so says new study published in eNeuro. Learn more about your brai
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 17, 2020
Technology
Currently, technology used to respond to climate change includes nuclear fusion power, gaint carbon sinking machines, an
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 15, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work may help explain why sugar cravings are so hard to satisfy.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2020
Immunology
As of April 9th, over 60% of deaths from COVID-19 in New York state were men. Meanwhile, as of April 6, 82% of patients
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 15, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Have you ever been sad in the winter? If so, you’re not alone. Medaka fish feel it too. Seasonal affective disorde
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 15, 2020
Immunology
Researchers from the US and China have found that COVID-19 can destroy T cells, a type of lymphocyte that plays a key ro
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon