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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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OCT 21, 2019Plants & Animals
When a founding desert ant queen is ready to establish her own colony, the harsh environment compels her to do something ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 20, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A team of scientists has discovered rare cells in the brains of mice; one set is only found in males and another set is ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2019Microbiology
After observing unusual microorganisms that had been collected in Curaçao, researchers saw a strange thing.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2019Plants & Animals
The ocean floor can be a lifeless and desolate place to be; so much so that marine animals have taken notice. It’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 20, 2019Plants & Animals
For the first time, swine have been observed (and recorded) making use of tools to make their lives easier. Tool usage, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 19, 2019Neuroscience
Until now, diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder have relied on behavioral assessments looking for symptoms including p ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 19, 2019Cancer
While laboratory-conducted research has allowed for countless scientific advancements over the years, it may not come as ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A few rare people can get by with less sleep than the rest of us; after only four to six hours they are well-rested.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2019Neuroscience
The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine does not look like your average doctor's ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergOCT 17, 2019Neuroscience
A new study published in Science shows how a neural circuit in Zebra finches, involved in forming the learning of a cour ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaOCT 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
New research suggests that the effects of social adversity may linger on in DNA and negatively affect health later on. I ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 15, 2019Microbiology
We produce several liters of mucus every day to cover more than 200 square meters in the human body.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2019Plants & Animals
If you’re ever asked what the world’s smartest animal is, then the humble elephant should certainly come to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 14, 2019Neuroscience
A recent study suggests that there may be a connection between food comas feeling tired after eating and long-term memo ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergOCT 13, 2019Plants & Animals
Whales of several different varieties are becoming beached—stranded on beaches—at what many would argue to b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 09, 2019Cannabis Sciences
How can health professionals in the clinical psychiatry field make sense of cannabis products boasting various health cl ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 09, 2019Neuroscience
A new study from the University of East Anglia finds that despite a 2-fold increase in antidepressant use, depres ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaOCT 08, 2019Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that some birds like to collect shiny things. In the case of the humble bowerbird, males often buil ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 08, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research from the University of Notre Dame takes a psychological look at how our beliefs don’t always line up ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 08, 2019Neuroscience
Using a brain-controlled robotic suit, a tetraplegic man is able to move his arms and walk. These early results are prom ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergOCT 07, 2019Plants & Animals
Ants have a particularly striking reputation for being somewhat relentless, and as it would seem, such a reputation does ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 06, 2019Plants & Animals
Meet the Picathartes, a bird species that resides in the Congo and has done such for more than 44 million years. These b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 05, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
As an organism develops, it has to form the right types of cells, like heart or muscle or nerve cells, and then move the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2019Neuroscience
Schizophrenia is a severe and debilitating mental illness that affects about 1 in 100 people. This mental disorder is us ...Written By: Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 21, 2019
Plants & Animals
When a founding desert ant queen is ready to establish her own colony, the harsh environment compels her to do something
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A team of scientists has discovered rare cells in the brains of mice; one set is only found in males and another set is
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2019
Microbiology
After observing unusual microorganisms that had been collected in Curaçao, researchers saw a strange thing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2019
Plants & Animals
The ocean floor can be a lifeless and desolate place to be; so much so that marine animals have taken notice. It’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 20, 2019
Plants & Animals
For the first time, swine have been observed (and recorded) making use of tools to make their lives easier. Tool usage,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 19, 2019
Neuroscience
Until now, diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder have relied on behavioral assessments looking for symptoms including p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 19, 2019
Cancer
While laboratory-conducted research has allowed for countless scientific advancements over the years, it may not come as
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A few rare people can get by with less sleep than the rest of us; after only four to six hours they are well-rested.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2019
Neuroscience
The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine does not look like your average doctor's
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 17, 2019
Neuroscience
A new study published in Science shows how a neural circuit in Zebra finches, involved in forming the learning of a cour
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
OCT 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
New research suggests that the effects of social adversity may linger on in DNA and negatively affect health later on. I
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 15, 2019
Microbiology
We produce several liters of mucus every day to cover more than 200 square meters in the human body.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2019
Plants & Animals
If you’re ever asked what the world’s smartest animal is, then the humble elephant should certainly come to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 14, 2019
Neuroscience
A recent study suggests that there may be a connection between food comas feeling tired after eating and long-term memo
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 13, 2019
Plants & Animals
Whales of several different varieties are becoming beached—stranded on beaches—at what many would argue to b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 09, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
How can health professionals in the clinical psychiatry field make sense of cannabis products boasting various health cl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 09, 2019
Neuroscience
A new study from the University of East Anglia finds that despite a 2-fold increase in antidepressant use, depres
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
OCT 08, 2019
Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that some birds like to collect shiny things. In the case of the humble bowerbird, males often buil
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 08, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research from the University of Notre Dame takes a psychological look at how our beliefs don’t always line up
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 08, 2019
Neuroscience
Using a brain-controlled robotic suit, a tetraplegic man is able to move his arms and walk. These early results are prom
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
Ants have a particularly striking reputation for being somewhat relentless, and as it would seem, such a reputation does
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 06, 2019
Plants & Animals
Meet the Picathartes, a bird species that resides in the Congo and has done such for more than 44 million years. These b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
As an organism develops, it has to form the right types of cells, like heart or muscle or nerve cells, and then move the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2019
Neuroscience
Schizophrenia is a severe and debilitating mental illness that affects about 1 in 100 people. This mental disorder is us
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg