September 16, 2025 — University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USANew research published in PLOS Biology reveals that several genetic variants associated with social behavior in honey bees are located within genes previously linked to social behavior in humans. According to Ian Traniello and colleagues, these findings point to ancient molecular roots of social behavior that have been conserved across species. Understanding Individual Differences in Sociability In social species, individuals display varying levels of sociability — some are highly connected and…
But a new study led by Sidney D'Mello of the University of Notre Dame shows that confusion when learning can be beneficial if it is properly induced,…
Psychological scientist Cameron Anderson of the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and his co-authors explore the relationship…
The food and beverages available to youth when they participate in organized sports can often be unhealthy, according to a new study released in the…
Participation in “traditional” activities such as hunting and fishing has flattened or declined while participation in activities that involve viewing and…
Young men being treated for HIV are more likely to experience low bone mass than are other men their age, according to results from a research network…
“This tendency to underbudget for so-called 'exceptional' purchases occurs because, although each purchase is unusual in isolation, when combined they tend to…
“A moderate level of noise enhances creativity compared to both low and high levels of noise,” write authors Ravi Mehta (University of Illinois…
Human brains process large and small numbers of objects using two different mechanisms, but infants have not yet developed the ability to make those two…
The study, published this week online in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, involves researchers from Indiana University…
Marloes Caduff and colleagues point out that wind power is an increasingly popular source of electricity. It provides almost 2 percent of global electricity…
Honour-related violence and oppression has become a social problem. But the phenomenon is far more multifaceted and dynamic than typically portrayed in media….
Hannes Kantelius’ doctoral thesis The Logic of Using Temporary Agency Workers – Individual and Organizational Consequences describes the consequences of using…
What does a robot feel when it touches something? Little or nothing until now. But with the right sensors, actuators and software, robots can be given the…
Loneliness – the unpleasant feeling of emptiness or desolation – can creep in and cause suffering to people at any age. But it can be especially debilitating…
Many have spent decades in exile; many second and third-generation refugees have never seen the place which they are now expected to call home. Research funded…
However, the energy requirement of a species depends not only on numbers but on its average mass. New research published in BioMed Central's open access…
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