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Study finds low agreeableness linked to a preference for aggressive dogs

A study carried out at the University of Leicester's School of Psychology has found that younger people who are disagreeable are more likely to prefer aggressive dogs, confirming the conventional wisdom that dogs match the ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fighting bacteria's strength in numbers

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have opened the way for more accurate research into new ways to fight dangerous bacterial infections by proving a long-held theory about how bacteria communicate ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New purple crab species found in Philippines

Four new species of freshwater crab, bright purple in colour, have been discovered in the biologically diverse but ecologically-threatened Philippines, the man who found them said Saturday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (20) | comments 9

Honeycombs of magnets could lead to new type of computer processing

Scientists have taken an important step forward in developing a new material using nano-sized magnets that could ultimately lead to new types of electronic devices, with greater capacity than is currently ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Better housing conditions for zebrafish could improve research results

Changing the conditions that zebrafish are kept in could have an impact on their behaviour in animal studies and the reliability of results, according to scientists from Queen Mary, University of London.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Clues to Neanderthal hunting tactics hidden in reindeer teeth

Scientists have found that our cousins the Neanderthal employed sophisticated hunting strategies similar to the tactics used much later by modern humans. The new findings come from the analysis of subtle chemical ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 16, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Zombie ants have fungus on the brain

Tropical carpenter ants (Camponotus leonardi) live high up in the rainforest canopy. When infected by a parasitic fungus (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis) the behaviour of the ants is dramatically changed. They ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle sets limits on Einstein's 'spooky action at a distance,' new research finds

Researchers have uncovered a fundamental link between the two defining properties of quantum physics. Stephanie Wehner of Singapore's Centre for Quantum Technologies and the National University of Singapore ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (44) | comments 53 | with audio podcast

Archaeologists discover Jordan's earliest buildings

(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the earliest evidence of prehistoric architecture has been discovered in the Jordanian desert, providing archaeologists with a new perspective on how humans lived 20,000 years ago.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Futuristic wall display shows real-time energy usage

(PhysOrg.com) -- There's more to the home energy conservation system designed by Queensland University of Technology industrial design graduate Erica Pozzey than meets the eye.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Violent teenage girls fail to spot anger or disgust in others' faces

(PhysOrg.com) -- Girls appear to be "protected" from showing antisocial behaviour until their teenage years, new research from the University of Cambridge has found.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 06, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

How birds prepare for war

(PhysOrg.com) -- Just as human soldiers show greater solidarity when entering combat zones, new research from the University of Bristol has demonstrated that birds also increase their affiliative behaviour ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 07, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Birds' diverse traits survive Amazon fires

Research in the Amazon has shown that wildfires are less of a threat to the functional diversity of rainforest birds than you might expect.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Robot guards to patrol South Korean prisons

Robot guards with sensors to detect abnormal behaviour will soon begin patrolling South Korean prisons to ease the burden on their human counterparts, researchers said Thursday.

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 8

Sparrows change their tune to be heard in noisy cities

Sparrows in San Francisco's Presidio district changed their tune to soar above the increasing cacophony of car horns and engine rumbles, details new George Mason University research in the April edition of ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Behavior

Behavior or behaviour (see American and British spelling differences) refers to the actions and mannerisms made by organisms, systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with its environment, which includes the other systems or organisms around as well as the physical environment. It is the response of the system or organism to various stimuli or inputs, whether internal or external, conscious or subconscious, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary.

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