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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 25, 2020Plants & Animals
Many people have heard of the cuttlefish but haven’t actually seen one in person – and we’re just goin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 25, 2020Plants & Animals
When you hear the term ‘electric fish,’ the first thing that probably comes to mind is the infamous electric ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 24, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria can form tough communities called biofilms, which are difficult to remove and can resist the effects of antimic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2020Plants & Animals
Pistol shrimp have a unique reputation as one of the ocean’s most intriguing crustaceans. Most are only about the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 24, 2020Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that bumblebees depend heavily on pollen for their unique worker-centric lifestyles. In fact, whene ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2020Neuroscience
Around 10 million people worldwide have Parkinson's disease, a progressive nervous system disorder that affects move ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 19, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers at Duke University have found that a small group of cells in the brain may be able to regulate our sense of ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 19, 2020Plants & Animals
In the bird world, parental units will often split responsibilities. One typically stays behind at the nest to protect t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 19, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential biomarker for autism has been identified in infants: the levels of a hormone called vasopressin found ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 18, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Many tasty and convenient foods are high in fat, and new research has suggested that just one fatty meal may hinder our ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2020Cancer
New research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that contrary to previous investigations’ results ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 17, 2020Plants & Animals
After spending several months in hibernation during the winter, male garter snakes emerge from the underground where the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 17, 2020Plants & Animals
If you think back to most of Hollywood’s dinosaur-based films, then you’ll probably remember that the bulk o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 16, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that anandamide, often referred to as the body’s own cannabis, may help us forget traumatic ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 15, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from Nanyang Technical University in Singapore have found that parents’ brains respond differently to ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Cape honey bees are found in South Africa, and while they look similar, they are very different from other subspecies of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2020Plants & Animals
While you or I might have the freedom of deciding between a carnivorous diet or going all out vegetarian, not all a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 12, 2020Cannabis Sciences
While 12% of adults in the US claim to have smoked cannabis, the same figure stands at 22% for those aged between 18 and ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 12, 2020Neuroscience
Humans and prairie voles are among the 3- 5% of mammalian species that are monogamous. Now, a study looking at prairie v ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 11, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Soft material robotics are often more resilient and adaptable than conventional robotics, but there is one shortcoming - ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 11, 2020Plants & Animals
Virtually every beehive sports its own queen bee, but there can be only one. Beneath her are hundreds or thousands of pe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 10, 2020Plants & Animals
Humboldt penguins are small and easy prey for larger predators, and with that in mind, it may not come as much of a surp ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 10, 2020Plants & Animals
Most people cringe at the thought of getting stung by a bee, let alone hornets or wasps, with the latter tending to be m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 10, 2020Space & Astronomy
Black holes are a niche part of astronomy that have captivated some of the greatest astronomers and physicists for decad ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAY 25, 2020
Plants & Animals
Many people have heard of the cuttlefish but haven’t actually seen one in person – and we’re just goin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 25, 2020
Plants & Animals
When you hear the term ‘electric fish,’ the first thing that probably comes to mind is the infamous electric
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria can form tough communities called biofilms, which are difficult to remove and can resist the effects of antimic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2020
Plants & Animals
Pistol shrimp have a unique reputation as one of the ocean’s most intriguing crustaceans. Most are only about the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2020
Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that bumblebees depend heavily on pollen for their unique worker-centric lifestyles. In fact, whene
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2020
Neuroscience
Around 10 million people worldwide have Parkinson's disease, a progressive nervous system disorder that affects move
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 19, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers at Duke University have found that a small group of cells in the brain may be able to regulate our sense of
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 19, 2020
Plants & Animals
In the bird world, parental units will often split responsibilities. One typically stays behind at the nest to protect t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 19, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential biomarker for autism has been identified in infants: the levels of a hormone called vasopressin found
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 18, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many tasty and convenient foods are high in fat, and new research has suggested that just one fatty meal may hinder our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that contrary to previous investigations’ results
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 17, 2020
Plants & Animals
After spending several months in hibernation during the winter, male garter snakes emerge from the underground where the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 17, 2020
Plants & Animals
If you think back to most of Hollywood’s dinosaur-based films, then you’ll probably remember that the bulk o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 16, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that anandamide, often referred to as the body’s own cannabis, may help us forget traumatic
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 15, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Nanyang Technical University in Singapore have found that parents’ brains respond differently to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cape honey bees are found in South Africa, and while they look similar, they are very different from other subspecies of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2020
Plants & Animals
While you or I might have the freedom of deciding between a carnivorous diet or going all out vegetarian, not all a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 12, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
While 12% of adults in the US claim to have smoked cannabis, the same figure stands at 22% for those aged between 18 and
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 12, 2020
Neuroscience
Humans and prairie voles are among the 3- 5% of mammalian species that are monogamous. Now, a study looking at prairie v
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 11, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Soft material robotics are often more resilient and adaptable than conventional robotics, but there is one shortcoming -
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 11, 2020
Plants & Animals
Virtually every beehive sports its own queen bee, but there can be only one. Beneath her are hundreds or thousands of pe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
Humboldt penguins are small and easy prey for larger predators, and with that in mind, it may not come as much of a surp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
Most people cringe at the thought of getting stung by a bee, let alone hornets or wasps, with the latter tending to be m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 10, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are a niche part of astronomy that have captivated some of the greatest astronomers and physicists for decad
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard