Songbirds sing, like humans flock, for opioid reward
What do songbirds and humans have in common? We crave social interaction, and the chemical rewards that flood our brain when we get it.
What do songbirds and humans have in common? We crave social interaction, and the chemical rewards that flood our brain when we get it.
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2020
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Viral and bacterial pathogens wield pathogenic or virulent proteins that interact with high-value targets inside human cells, attacking what is known as the host interactome. The host interactome is the network map of all ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 23, 2020
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Three people were injured last month in separate humpback whale encounters off the Western Australia coast.
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2020
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New insight on how zebrafish achieve near-optimal foraging efficiency and fairness among groups has been published today in the open-access journal eLife.
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2020
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As states and cities grapple with how to reopen businesses, schools, and other staples of everyday life amid surges in COVID-19 infections, Asst. Prof. Abhishek Nagaraj and a team of researchers across four universities are ...
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2020
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Women manage many overlapping responsibilities in both public and private spheres. Their busy routines leave them with just a little time to take a break or a pause in their activity. These pauses are a time for self or for ...
Social Sciences
Jul 10, 2020
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In May this year, we were convening a dream conference: 140 like-minded academics on a Greek island for three-and-a-half days to work on a topic we cared about—organizing sustainably.
Other
Jul 8, 2020
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Over the past few months at least half of the world's population has been affected by some form of lockdown due to COVID-19, and many of us are experiencing the impact of social isolation. Loneliness affects both mental and ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 10, 2020
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A team working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) found evidence to support a long-debated mode of evolution, revealing how evolution captures environmental variation to teach old genes new tricks: Sweat ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2020
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Adolescents spend an average 47 minutes a day playing videogames, although boys spend more time playing, especially on weekends, and invest more money in this type of entertainment compared to girls, who are mainly occasional ...
Social Sciences
May 28, 2020
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