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Behavioral ecology
Behavioral ecology is a scientific study that focuses on identifying the evolutionary precipice for animal behavior. Behavioral ecology is often guided by natural selection, a process where a trait that provides a protective advantage is favored by being passed onto offspring.
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SEP 02, 2025Genetics & Genomics
The domestication of horses is a much more recent even compared to other domesticated species; horses were domesticated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2025Earth & The Environment
Bird Migration Shifts Climate change has been ongoing for decades, and as average temperatures around the world and in t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2024Earth & The Environment
It's not unusual to see squirrels eating acorns or other nuts, or seeds; they are considered herbivores though they some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2024Microbiology
There are many fungi & insect relationships; some are beneficial. But fungi are also the most common cause of infectious ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2024Microbiology
Humans began to farm about 11,000 years ago, when temperatures around the planet warmed, and people could settle down an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2024Genetics & Genomics
New research has suggested that when the first farmers arrived in Scandinavia almost 6,000 years ago, the existing hunte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2024Earth & The Environment
California's Central Valley is a vital agricultural region. The San Joaquin Valley sits in its souther portion, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have determined that humans probably started practicing agriculture about 10,000 years ago. WIth those change ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2023Microbiology
Microbes are everywhere, even inside of our bodies. The gut microbiome has been shown to have a powerful influence on bi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2023Neuroscience
Beer Goggles and Liquid Courage. Only one of these two phenomena have recently been verified by researchersWritten By: Amielle MorenoJUL 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Two live tangled individuals of freshwater hairworm, can be seen in this image by Gonzalo GiribetWritten By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2023Earth & The Environment
Recent headlines have highlighted the unusual ways that whales can behave when they come into contact with humans. Repor ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandJUN 13, 2023Microbiology
Human activities often put people in close contact with wild animals. Research has shown that relationship can promote a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2023Earth & The Environment
Microplastics are small plastic particles less than five millimeters long. They can come from larger plastic pieces whic ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandMAR 08, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Over 2 million people around the world live above 4,500 meters, and compared to people who live at sea level they have f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The earth has a magnetic field, and some animals such as monarch butterflies and turtles can use it to navigate during l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2023Chemistry & Physics
The bathroom can be a sacred place in one's home. A moment of silence, some privacy, or a place for self-care even. ...Written By: Mandy WoodsFEB 13, 2023Plants & Animals
Two new (unrelated) studies find that Paranthropus made stone tools at a site in Kenya and obsidian was used for tools 5 ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 30, 2023Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a team of researchers led by the University of California, Los Angele ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 24, 2023Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a team of researchers led by Washington State University (WSU) examin ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 17, 2023Health & Medicine
A new study argues that the way the different parts of the brain in humans and Neandertals learn similarly.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattDEC 26, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Glass frogs are hard to see in nature, because they can easily blend in with their surroundings. These amazing creatures ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
About 10,000 years ago in an area of the Middle East known as the Fertile Crescent, humans began to settle as farmers in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, an international team of researchers led by the ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 02, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
The domestication of horses is a much more recent even compared to other domesticated species; horses were domesticated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Bird Migration Shifts Climate change has been ongoing for decades, and as average temperatures around the world and in t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2024
Earth & The Environment
It's not unusual to see squirrels eating acorns or other nuts, or seeds; they are considered herbivores though they some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2024
Microbiology
There are many fungi & insect relationships; some are beneficial. But fungi are also the most common cause of infectious
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2024
Microbiology
Humans began to farm about 11,000 years ago, when temperatures around the planet warmed, and people could settle down an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
New research has suggested that when the first farmers arrived in Scandinavia almost 6,000 years ago, the existing hunte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
California's Central Valley is a vital agricultural region. The San Joaquin Valley sits in its souther portion, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have determined that humans probably started practicing agriculture about 10,000 years ago. WIth those change
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2023
Microbiology
Microbes are everywhere, even inside of our bodies. The gut microbiome has been shown to have a powerful influence on bi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2023
Neuroscience
Beer Goggles and Liquid Courage. Only one of these two phenomena have recently been verified by researchers
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JUL 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Two live tangled individuals of freshwater hairworm, can be seen in this image by Gonzalo Giribet
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Recent headlines have highlighted the unusual ways that whales can behave when they come into contact with humans. Repor
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
JUN 13, 2023
Microbiology
Human activities often put people in close contact with wild animals. Research has shown that relationship can promote a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Microplastics are small plastic particles less than five millimeters long. They can come from larger plastic pieces whic
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
MAR 08, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Over 2 million people around the world live above 4,500 meters, and compared to people who live at sea level they have f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The earth has a magnetic field, and some animals such as monarch butterflies and turtles can use it to navigate during l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
The bathroom can be a sacred place in one's home. A moment of silence, some privacy, or a place for self-care even.
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
FEB 13, 2023
Plants & Animals
Two new (unrelated) studies find that Paranthropus made stone tools at a site in Kenya and obsidian was used for tools 5
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 30, 2023
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a team of researchers led by the University of California, Los Angele
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 24, 2023
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a team of researchers led by Washington State University (WSU) examin
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 17, 2023
Health & Medicine
A new study argues that the way the different parts of the brain in humans and Neandertals learn similarly.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
DEC 26, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Glass frogs are hard to see in nature, because they can easily blend in with their surroundings. These amazing creatures
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
About 10,000 years ago in an area of the Middle East known as the Fertile Crescent, humans began to settle as farmers in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, an international team of researchers led by the
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc