How people and ecosystems fit together on the Great Barrier Reef
Credit: Graeme Cumming A world-first study examining the scales of management of the Great Barrier Reef has the potential to ...
Tag: Behavior
Sufficiently distant parks and public services facilitate older adults’ physical activity
Physical activity destinations more than 500 meters from home may encourage older people to engage in physical activityCredit: University of ...
When you’re smiling, the whole world really does smile with you
New insights for mental healthCredit: Unsplash From Sinatra to Katy Perry, celebrities have long sung about the power of a ...
Emerging infectious disease and challenges of social distancing in human and non-human animals
A review ranging from frogs and wolves to lobsters, bats, and humansCredit: Kaeli Swift Humans are not the only social ...
Jealous feelings can act as a tool to strengthen friendships
Credit: Courtesy of Keelah Williams, Hamilton College Feeling green might not be a bad thing when it comes to friendships, ...
NYC shoppers 4 times more likely to frequent stores adhering to social distance guidelines
Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - New York City residents are four times more likely to choose a store where ...
Cricket umpires fumble on T20 calls
The toughest call to make by a cricket umpire is a leg-before-wicket (LBW) decision and new research shows T20 matches ...
Integration of gene regulatory networks in understanding animal behavior
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer For years, scientists have attributed animal behavior to the coordinated activities of neuronal cells and its ...
Personality-based approach may be key to partnering with robots
Credit: U.S. Army photo ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Human facial expressions could be one of the keys in building ...
OU Health Sciences Center receives $38 million grant for suicide prevention
Credit: University of Oklahoma OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. - The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center has been awarded a five-year, ...
COVID-19 a perfect storm for conspiracy theories
As the global count of COVID-19 infections heads towards the 20M mark, the pandemic has created what the World Health ...
Children’s pester power a future target for interventions
Children's influence on their homes may be an underdeveloped potential target for future interventions, according to a new study in ...
Understanding why some children enjoy TV more than others
Credit: Birbeck, University of London Children's own temperament could be driving the amount of TV they watch - according to ...
Grooming behavior between dairy cows reveals complex social network
Insights into how cattle react to changes in social groups could help shape future farm management practicesCredit: Gustavo E. Monti ...
Penn medicine receives $4.9 million grant to improve uptake of cancer care best practices
Funding from National Cancer Institute is part of the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot InitiativeCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - While extensive ...
Racial discrimination linked to suicide
Two reports: Pain of discrimination can be greater than will to live; reframing can helpCredit: University of Houston In this ...
Raising the bar on disability care
Spotlight on two-way respect during COVID-19, and beyondCredit: Flinders University Encouraging paid workers to employ the 'right kind' of respectful ...
To distinguish contexts, animals think probabilistically, study suggests
Credit: Image by Peter Goldberg Among the many things rodents have taught neuroscientists is that in a region called the ...
Psychologist to study how motor development changes infants’ learning experiences
NSF-funded project at UC Riverside will involve new methods for measuring infants' daily learning experiences in the homeCredit: UC Riverside. ...
A centerpiece of EBRAINS’ human brain atlas is presented in ‘Science’
Credit: Forschungszentrum Juelich / Katrin Amunts The atlas features close to 250 structurally distinct areas, each one based on the ...