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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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NOV 13, 2019Microbiology
Sea ice in the Arctic melts every summer and refreezes in the winter, but the melting has been outpacing the refreezing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2019Plants & Animals
Lobsters, just like many other animals, follow migration patterns. They are often observed traveling in large packs, mar ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 11, 2019Plants & Animals
Polar bears are expert survivalists. Their noses are many times more powerful than a dog’s, and they can sniff out ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 10, 2019Plants & Animals
Ocean sunfish, also known as Mola Mola, are the world’s heaviest bony fish. These creatures can span up to three m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 10, 2019Plants & Animals
Of all the animal-based stories we’ve shared over the years, perhaps one of the most memorable involved a fearless ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The two halves of the brain and typically assymterical, but that may be less true for individuals with autism spectrum d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Opioid addiction is a long-lasting (chronic) disease that can cause major health, social, and economic problems. Op ...Written By: Nupur SrivastavaNOV 04, 2019Plants & Animals
Lions sport a reputation as one of nature’s fiercest beasts, but have you ever wondered what makes them such renow ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 03, 2019Neuroscience
Although antibiotics are useful in eradicating pathogens, and have saved countless lives, researchers are now finding th ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 03, 2019Plants & Animals
Antarctic albatrosses are one of the world’s most distinguishable seabirds, and if you didn’t already know, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 03, 2019Plants & Animals
Animals can be tricky to understand because they can’t speak to us in a form of communication that we can easily c ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Blue light caused damage even in flies that did not have eyes, and if given a choice, fruit flies will avoid blue light.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2019Plants & Animals
Skuas are notorious for snatching the eggs away from penguins for a meal. But as you might come to expect, the victim is ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 29, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Even the most ephemeral marijuana use as a teenager can negatively impact the health and well-being of the next generati ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 28, 2019Plants & Animals
Mother nature isn’t kind to wildlife; many assume their position as either the prey or the predator depending on t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 27, 2019Plants & Animals
The humble hyena is often depicted as dim-witted, but as the scientific facts would show, that couldn’t be farther ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 25, 2019Health & Medicine
ADHD is the most common neurobehavioral condition affecting children. ADHD impacts the parts of the brain that help us p ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorOCT 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Approximately 3.5 million people in the US have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Although various therapies are availa ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 24, 2019Neuroscience
For a recovering alcoholic, walking past a familiar bar or attending social events are often challenging situations. In ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergOCT 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The risk of developing ADHD is strongly linked to young maternal age during the first birth.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2019Technology
Scientists from North Carolina State University created an internet browser tool that monitors, detects, ad tracks track ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Spadefoot toads are known to be shape-shifters; they can rapidly change their behavior and physiology to adapt to enviro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2019Neuroscience
Humans, alongside their primate cousins, are far more likely than any other member of the animal kingdom to get stress-r ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 22, 2019Plants & Animals
The humble cheetah has earned its reputation as the world’s fastest land animal. This large cat is capable of acce ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
NOV 13, 2019
Microbiology
Sea ice in the Arctic melts every summer and refreezes in the winter, but the melting has been outpacing the refreezing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2019
Plants & Animals
Lobsters, just like many other animals, follow migration patterns. They are often observed traveling in large packs, mar
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 11, 2019
Plants & Animals
Polar bears are expert survivalists. Their noses are many times more powerful than a dog’s, and they can sniff out
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 10, 2019
Plants & Animals
Ocean sunfish, also known as Mola Mola, are the world’s heaviest bony fish. These creatures can span up to three m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 10, 2019
Plants & Animals
Of all the animal-based stories we’ve shared over the years, perhaps one of the most memorable involved a fearless
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The two halves of the brain and typically assymterical, but that may be less true for individuals with autism spectrum d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Opioid addiction is a long-lasting (chronic) disease that can cause major health, social, and economic problems. Op
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
NOV 04, 2019
Plants & Animals
Lions sport a reputation as one of nature’s fiercest beasts, but have you ever wondered what makes them such renow
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 03, 2019
Neuroscience
Although antibiotics are useful in eradicating pathogens, and have saved countless lives, researchers are now finding th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 03, 2019
Plants & Animals
Antarctic albatrosses are one of the world’s most distinguishable seabirds, and if you didn’t already know,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 03, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animals can be tricky to understand because they can’t speak to us in a form of communication that we can easily c
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Blue light caused damage even in flies that did not have eyes, and if given a choice, fruit flies will avoid blue light.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
Skuas are notorious for snatching the eggs away from penguins for a meal. But as you might come to expect, the victim is
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 29, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Even the most ephemeral marijuana use as a teenager can negatively impact the health and well-being of the next generati
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 28, 2019
Plants & Animals
Mother nature isn’t kind to wildlife; many assume their position as either the prey or the predator depending on t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 27, 2019
Plants & Animals
The humble hyena is often depicted as dim-witted, but as the scientific facts would show, that couldn’t be farther
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 25, 2019
Health & Medicine
ADHD is the most common neurobehavioral condition affecting children. ADHD impacts the parts of the brain that help us p
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
OCT 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Approximately 3.5 million people in the US have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Although various therapies are availa
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 24, 2019
Neuroscience
For a recovering alcoholic, walking past a familiar bar or attending social events are often challenging situations. In
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The risk of developing ADHD is strongly linked to young maternal age during the first birth.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2019
Technology
Scientists from North Carolina State University created an internet browser tool that monitors, detects, ad tracks track
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Spadefoot toads are known to be shape-shifters; they can rapidly change their behavior and physiology to adapt to enviro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2019
Neuroscience
Humans, alongside their primate cousins, are far more likely than any other member of the animal kingdom to get stress-r
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
The humble cheetah has earned its reputation as the world’s fastest land animal. This large cat is capable of acce
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard