Male fruit flies don't usually like each other. Socially, they reject their fellow males and zero in on the females they discern via chemical receptors—or so scientists thought.
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2023
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The mushroom body—the learning and memory region in the brains of arthropods—is responsible for the ability of insects to make abstract behavioral decisions, which are then carried out by downstream motor networks.
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 31, 2023
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A discovery in the field of nanofluidics could shake up our understanding of molecular behavior on the tiniest scales. Research teams at EPFL and the University of Manchester have revealed a previously hidden world by using ...
Nanophysics
Aug 31, 2023
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Students with disabilities are often bullied and socially excluded in school at a far greater rate than their classmates. To help teachers recognize, respond to and prevent bullying toward these students, researchers at the ...
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2023
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As part of an innovative prison reform program, the Oregon State Penitentiary created a healing garden on its grounds to provide some respite from the concrete and resemble the outside world. One incarcerated man who had ...
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2023
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Under the Tanzanian skies, some thrush nightingale males reside in close proximity to each other, a striking contrast to their territorial behavior during breeding season in temperate zones. With the end of winter, a dual ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2023
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Seeing other people break rules can make us act out in ways that we wouldn't on our own. Applying this psychological concept to fields like conservation could help explain why social influence causes people to make decisions ...
Ecology
Aug 29, 2023
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Over the past few decades, material scientists and chemists have been working on designing increasingly sophisticated materials for a wide range of technological and scientific applications. These materials include synthetic ...
Before heading to work each day, most people have spent the night dreaming. Studies show that on any given morning, about 40% of the working population recalls their dreams.
Economics & Business
Aug 28, 2023
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Two University of Rhode Island researchers estimate that the top 5 centimeters (2 inches) of the floor of Narragansett Bay now contain more than 1,000 tons of microplastics, and that buildup has occurred in just the last ...
Environment
Aug 28, 2023
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