Much to glean when times are rough
Credit: Ruby Grantham / ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. Scientists say stable seafood consumption amongst the world's ...
Tag: Behavior
Specific bacteria in the gut prompt mother mice to neglect their pups
Salk researchers make unexpected discoveries about how a particular microbe influences animal behaviorCredit: fusebulb/Shutterstock.com LA JOLLA--(January 29, 2021) As scientists ...
How is human behavior impacting wildlife movement?
Research team with Göttingen University calls for 'anthropogenic resistance' to be considered in conservation and sustainability planningCredit: Conservation Biogeography, Humboldt-University ...
New research about emerging ‘COVID-19 personality types’
Credit: Tony Picher New research by Mimi E. Lam (University of Bergen) just published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications ...
How evolution can change science for the better
Credit: Image is provided by the Anthro Illustrated project (https://anthroillustrated.com). Science is society's best method for understanding the world. Yet ...
Gender and spatial behavior
Gendered division of labor shaped human spatial behavior, Stanford study suggestsCredit: Brian Wood Navigating, exploring and thinking about space are ...
Size matters: How the size of a male’s weapons affects its anti-predator tactics
Scientists demonstrate in a species of beetle that males adopt different survival tactics depending on the size of their mandibles, ...
Culture shapes willingness to share personal data to reduce COVID-19 spread
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Culture, civic-mindedness and privacy concerns influence how willing people are to share ...
Psychologists track child psychopathology from before birth
Credit: Creative Commons via Upsplash Michigan State University researchers have received a $3.8 million grant from the National Institute of ...
Spike in use of online communication apps could be driven by isolation during COVID-19
Credit: NTU Singapore The use of online messaging and social media apps among Singapore residents has spiked during the COVID-19 ...
Highly specific synaptic plasticity in addiction
Cues trigger enzyme activity outside specific cell typesCredit: Elsevier Philadelphia, January 26, 2021 - Addiction, or substance use disorder (SUD), ...
Borderline personality disorder: Don’t ignore it
Diagnose it, treat it and teen patients improveCredit: University of Houston For many years, clinicians have been hesitant to diagnose ...
Watching decision making in the brain
Credit: Gil Costa In the course of deciding whether to keep reading this article, you may change your mind several ...
New IU study finds most high-school age youth are willing to wear masks
Credit: Indiana University A new study from Indiana University researchers finds that most high-school age youth are willing to wear ...
Tough childhood damages life prospects
Credit: David Naylor An adverse upbringing often impairs people's circumstances and health in their adult years, especially for couples who ...
Bonobos, chimpanzees, and oxytocin
A key hormone may underlie social differences among great apesCredit: Kyoto University/Kano Lab Japan -- Despite being our two closest ...
Green med diet cuts non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by half – Ben-Gurion U. study
Credit: Gut 2021 BEER-SHEVA, Israel...January 18, 2021 - A green Mediterranean (MED) diet reduces intrahepatic fat more than other healthy ...
Scientists shed light on how and why some people report “hearing the dead”
Credit: N. Currier, New York Spiritualist mediums might be more prone to immersive mental activities and unusual auditory experiences early ...
Principles of care established for young adults with substance use disorders
Supplement published in Pediatrics highlights evidence on how best to address this unique age groupCredit: BMC Boston - A national ...
Dairy product purchasing differs in households with and without children
Households with children reported purchasing larger quantities of and higher-fat fluid milk compared to households without children, according to research ...
