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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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SEP 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A recent study has shown that there is no sigular ‘gay gene’ (Boyd: 2019). Instead however, it seems that th ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 01, 2019Plants & Animals
These young albatrosses must learn the official rules of ‘survival of the fittest.’ Once big enough, they wi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 01, 2019Plants & Animals
Researchers have long thought that songbirds unleash their colorful vocalizations involuntarily in response to activitie ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 30, 2019Health & Medicine
Scientists at Edinburgh University’s Roslin Institute have created a flock of sheep that carry the gene for a heri ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAUG 30, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Many of the same genes can be found in different organisms, from yeast to humans, which has allowed researchers to study ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Physical attraction, shared values and compatible living situations all contribute to a happy marriage. However, researc ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 29, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
President Trump is allegedly in support of a new drug to combat depression. He even urged the Department of Veterans Aff ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 27, 2019Plants & Animals
The fringed jumping spider, also known as ‘portia’ to some, is renowned as one of the world’s smartest ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 27, 2019Health & Medicine
Do you see the glass half empty, or half full? If your answer is full, you may be in luck: Optimistic people live 11-15% ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAUG 27, 2019Health & Medicine
If you experience itchy eyes, a runny nose, and more sneezing or coughing than normal, you’re probably familiar wi ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 26, 2019Plants & Animals
Many people don’t realize it, but animals can be particularly intelligent when it comes to matters of problem-solv ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution details the findings of a study on Anelosimus studi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 24, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The story of Fast Radio Bursts (FRB) started back in 2007, when Australian astronomer Duncan Lorimer and his student dis ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
We all need sunlight, but it's very easy to get too much. Sunlight is the main source of the ultraviolet radiation we're ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Morality is usually a subject discussed by philosophers, not biologists. But is it really a purely philosophical issues? ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 21, 2019Microbiology
The human body carries a large community of microbes, and the ones living in our gastrointestinal tract exert a powerful ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2019Neuroscience
Schwann cells are octopus-like cells in the nervous system that wrap around nerve cells, jelly-roll fashion, to form a s ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAUG 20, 2019Plants & Animals
When most birds take flight, their wingbeats cause a ruckus; this is typically a repetitive ‘swooshing’ nois ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
From a first glance, MDMA-assisted therapy may look very different from mainstream therapies such as Cognitive Behaviora ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
People with autism are more likely than those without to develop social anxiety (Bejerot: 2014). Meanwhile, current anti ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 18, 2019Plants & Animals
Kangaroos are particularly interesting creatures, and perhaps one of their most recognizable attributes is the pouch on ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 18, 2019Plants & Animals
Animals can be categorized as having one of two types of diets, including ‘specialists,’ which eat only spec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 17, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Conventionally, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is treated via talk therapy, with the aim of getting patients to o ...Written By: Annie Lennon
SEP 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A recent study has shown that there is no sigular ‘gay gene’ (Boyd: 2019). Instead however, it seems that th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
These young albatrosses must learn the official rules of ‘survival of the fittest.’ Once big enough, they wi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
Researchers have long thought that songbirds unleash their colorful vocalizations involuntarily in response to activitie
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 30, 2019
Health & Medicine
Scientists at Edinburgh University’s Roslin Institute have created a flock of sheep that carry the gene for a heri
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
AUG 30, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many of the same genes can be found in different organisms, from yeast to humans, which has allowed researchers to study
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Physical attraction, shared values and compatible living situations all contribute to a happy marriage. However, researc
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 29, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
President Trump is allegedly in support of a new drug to combat depression. He even urged the Department of Veterans Aff
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 27, 2019
Plants & Animals
The fringed jumping spider, also known as ‘portia’ to some, is renowned as one of the world’s smartest
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 27, 2019
Health & Medicine
Do you see the glass half empty, or half full? If your answer is full, you may be in luck: Optimistic people live 11-15%
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
AUG 27, 2019
Health & Medicine
If you experience itchy eyes, a runny nose, and more sneezing or coughing than normal, you’re probably familiar wi
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 26, 2019
Plants & Animals
Many people don’t realize it, but animals can be particularly intelligent when it comes to matters of problem-solv
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution details the findings of a study on Anelosimus studi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 24, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The story of Fast Radio Bursts (FRB) started back in 2007, when Australian astronomer Duncan Lorimer and his student dis
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
We all need sunlight, but it's very easy to get too much. Sunlight is the main source of the ultraviolet radiation we're
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Morality is usually a subject discussed by philosophers, not biologists. But is it really a purely philosophical issues?
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 21, 2019
Microbiology
The human body carries a large community of microbes, and the ones living in our gastrointestinal tract exert a powerful
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2019
Neuroscience
Schwann cells are octopus-like cells in the nervous system that wrap around nerve cells, jelly-roll fashion, to form a s
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
AUG 20, 2019
Plants & Animals
When most birds take flight, their wingbeats cause a ruckus; this is typically a repetitive ‘swooshing’ nois
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
From a first glance, MDMA-assisted therapy may look very different from mainstream therapies such as Cognitive Behaviora
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
People with autism are more likely than those without to develop social anxiety (Bejerot: 2014). Meanwhile, current anti
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 18, 2019
Plants & Animals
Kangaroos are particularly interesting creatures, and perhaps one of their most recognizable attributes is the pouch on
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 18, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animals can be categorized as having one of two types of diets, including ‘specialists,’ which eat only spec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 17, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Conventionally, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is treated via talk therapy, with the aim of getting patients to o
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon