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Behavior
Behavioral sciences explore the cognitive processes within organisms and the behavioral interactions between organisms in the natural world.
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MAY 05, 2020Plants & Animals
Troops of Hamadryas baboons can reach numbers of 400 strong without a single particular leader. Albeit large, these troo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 04, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the US Department of Energy national laboratories have found that certain gut bacteria are able to impr ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 04, 2020Plants & Animals
Capuchin monkeys are highly intelligent animals, but they’re also rather curious. They’ve adapted to communi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 03, 2020Plants & Animals
Snakes have a bad rap with people because so many species are known to bite when disturbed. An even smaller subset of sn ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 03, 2020Plants & Animals
Fruit flies can be particularly annoying, especially when one finds its way into your home and begins buzzing in circles ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 01, 2020Chemistry & Physics
If maths is the only universal language, then John Horton Conway is among the few who can speak it perfectly. Unfortunat ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 01, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study from the University of California Riverside suggests that native bee species may thrive from the environmental e ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In a five year study, scientists have now shown that stickleback fish were able to alter some of their traits within a s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The deliciousness of a food appeal is about a lot more than just taste.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2020Plants & Animals
It seems like turtles are always hungry. Just the mere mention of food gets their heads bobbing, and don’t even ge ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 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 Lennon
MAY 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
Troops of Hamadryas baboons can reach numbers of 400 strong without a single particular leader. Albeit large, these troo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 04, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the US Department of Energy national laboratories have found that certain gut bacteria are able to impr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 04, 2020
Plants & Animals
Capuchin monkeys are highly intelligent animals, but they’re also rather curious. They’ve adapted to communi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 03, 2020
Plants & Animals
Snakes have a bad rap with people because so many species are known to bite when disturbed. An even smaller subset of sn
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 03, 2020
Plants & Animals
Fruit flies can be particularly annoying, especially when one finds its way into your home and begins buzzing in circles
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 01, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
If maths is the only universal language, then John Horton Conway is among the few who can speak it perfectly. Unfortunat
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 01, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study from the University of California Riverside suggests that native bee species may thrive from the environmental e
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In a five year study, scientists have now shown that stickleback fish were able to alter some of their traits within a s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The deliciousness of a food appeal is about a lot more than just taste.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2020
Plants & Animals
It seems like turtles are always hungry. Just the mere mention of food gets their heads bobbing, and don’t even ge
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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