While experts often view aggressive behavior as a maladjusted reaction typical of social outcasts, a new study in the February issue of the American Sociological Review finds that it's actually popular adolescents—but ...
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New immigrant youth in the United States commit significantly fewer acts of violence against their peers than people born here, but appear to rapidly adopt social norms that perpetuate aggressive behavior, ...
Social Sciences
Feb 7, 2011
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Pity the poor female fruit fly. Being a looker is simply not enough, it seems. If you're to get a date, much less a proposal, you must also smell and act like a girl. Otherwise, you might just have a fight on your hands. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 23, 2010
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Tech savvy humans who use social media sites to instantly update their 'statuses', may be behaving like vultures who use 'face flushing' as a visible way of instantly updating their own status when interacting with peers ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 6, 2010
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As another round of talks continues between Israelis and Palestinians, a new University of Michigan study documents the impact the violence has been inflicting on the region's children.
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2010
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Falsely advertising one's fighting ability might seem like a good strategy for a wimp who wants to come off as a toughie, but in paper wasp societies, such deception is discouraged through punishment, experiments at the University ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2010
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If you were a mouse, a mere whiff of a cat, rat or snake would be enough to send you into a fearful state. Your stress hormone levels would go up and you'd begin to take extra precautions, hugging the ground as you carefully ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 13, 2010
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Have you ever found yourself struggling to get your order taken at a crowded bar or lunch counter, only to walk away in disgust as more aggressive customers elbow their way to the front? It turns out that flies do much the ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2009
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News reports last week about scuba divers off San Diego being menaced by large numbers of Humboldt's or jumbo squid have raised the ire of University of Rhode Island biologist Brad Seibel. As a leading expert on the species ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 23, 2009
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Over the years, research has shown that Latino youth face numerous risk factors when integrating into American culture, including increased rates of alcohol and substance use and higher rates of dropping out of school.
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2009
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