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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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DEC 01, 2019Neuroscience
Journalists quickly jumped to the conclusion that 23% of teenagers are addicted to their smartphones thanks to findings ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 01, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used a common molecular model, the fruit fly, to learn more about why we suddenly freeze when we're sta ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2019Plants & Animals
Polar bears have a reputation as being one of the top predators in the Arctic, and with that in mind, it should come as ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 01, 2019Plants & Animals
Blue whales have a reputation for being massive, and as far as we know, they’re the largest living animal in exist ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 01, 2019Space & Astronomy
Most people recognize Jupiter as the largest known planet in our solar system, but there’s another eccentric quali ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 28, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Quantum physics tells us about the properties and behaviors of particles in the atomic and subatomic world. But scientis ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 26, 2019Plants & Animals
You’d be hard-pressed to find any fish daring enough to voluntarily enter a top predator’s mouth, but that&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 26, 2019Health & Medicine
Washing any raw poultry before cooking makes sense, right? Wrong! Washing raw poultry—including a massive Thanksgi ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 25, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Despite federal policies in place to restrict marijuana marketing to individuals under 21 years old, an overwhelming maj ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 24, 2019Technology
Scientists at MIT develop an efficient way to optimize and control the design of soft robots in order to complete comple ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Algae were the first pants on earth, and they lived underwater. How they managed to move onto land was largely a mystery ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 24, 2019Plants & Animals
Hamsters are just one of several rodents that can stuff their mouths full of food and other goodies and carry it long di ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 23, 2019Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of Waterloo are intent on getting toxic algal blooms in the Great Lakes under control. T ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 22, 2019Immunology
Unresolved inflammation in a pregnant woman’s body can lead to serious depression during and after pregnancy. A ne ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 20, 2019Infographics
The holiday season is upon us. As we are gearing up for Thanksgiving dinner, most Americans are already starting to plan ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorNOV 19, 2019Plants & Animals
Rattlesnakes are one of the most discernible snakes in the animal kingdom, not only because of their appearance, but als ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Anyone that's owned dogs knows that they have a personality, and the same is true of mice.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2019Plants & Animals
Cheetahs are impressively large cats, but they aren’t quite as large as the fabled lion. Their smaller stature mea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 18, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Research from two new preliminary studies presented at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) annual Scientific Se ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 17, 2019Neuroscience
A new study by the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences shows the effect that uncertainty, ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaNOV 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were able to change the behavior of a type of carpenter ant, and now they know the biological basis for the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2019Plants & Animals
Bottlenose dolphins are known for their intelligence, and their behavior in the natural habitat never fails to amaze eve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 17, 2019Plants & Animals
Animal-caring staff from France’s La Planete Sauvage zoological park were put into a tough position this past week ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Cancer cells can change their identity and can take on new functions and characteristics, which is often rooted in epige ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2019
Neuroscience
Journalists quickly jumped to the conclusion that 23% of teenagers are addicted to their smartphones thanks to findings
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 01, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used a common molecular model, the fruit fly, to learn more about why we suddenly freeze when we're sta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
Polar bears have a reputation as being one of the top predators in the Arctic, and with that in mind, it should come as
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
Blue whales have a reputation for being massive, and as far as we know, they’re the largest living animal in exist
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 01, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Most people recognize Jupiter as the largest known planet in our solar system, but there’s another eccentric quali
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Quantum physics tells us about the properties and behaviors of particles in the atomic and subatomic world. But scientis
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 26, 2019
Plants & Animals
You’d be hard-pressed to find any fish daring enough to voluntarily enter a top predator’s mouth, but that&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 26, 2019
Health & Medicine
Washing any raw poultry before cooking makes sense, right? Wrong! Washing raw poultry—including a massive Thanksgi
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 25, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Despite federal policies in place to restrict marijuana marketing to individuals under 21 years old, an overwhelming maj
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 24, 2019
Technology
Scientists at MIT develop an efficient way to optimize and control the design of soft robots in order to complete comple
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Algae were the first pants on earth, and they lived underwater. How they managed to move onto land was largely a mystery
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 24, 2019
Plants & Animals
Hamsters are just one of several rodents that can stuff their mouths full of food and other goodies and carry it long di
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 23, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of Waterloo are intent on getting toxic algal blooms in the Great Lakes under control. T
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 22, 2019
Immunology
Unresolved inflammation in a pregnant woman’s body can lead to serious depression during and after pregnancy. A ne
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 20, 2019
Infographics
The holiday season is upon us. As we are gearing up for Thanksgiving dinner, most Americans are already starting to plan
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
NOV 19, 2019
Plants & Animals
Rattlesnakes are one of the most discernible snakes in the animal kingdom, not only because of their appearance, but als
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Anyone that's owned dogs knows that they have a personality, and the same is true of mice.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2019
Plants & Animals
Cheetahs are impressively large cats, but they aren’t quite as large as the fabled lion. Their smaller stature mea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 18, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Research from two new preliminary studies presented at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) annual Scientific Se
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 17, 2019
Neuroscience
A new study by the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences shows the effect that uncertainty,
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
NOV 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were able to change the behavior of a type of carpenter ant, and now they know the biological basis for the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2019
Plants & Animals
Bottlenose dolphins are known for their intelligence, and their behavior in the natural habitat never fails to amaze eve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 17, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal-caring staff from France’s La Planete Sauvage zoological park were put into a tough position this past week
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer cells can change their identity and can take on new functions and characteristics, which is often rooted in epige
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch