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…
A Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study could lead to improved gene therapies for conditions such as heart disease and cancer as well as…
A collaborative study between investigators at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health has now…
A study in the Oct. 11 issue of Nature Communications that caps more than 25 years of work finds that the vast majority of vertebrates – some 30,000 species of…
Good signage holds benefits for both businesses and their customers. But what qualifies as good signs? Results of a national survey of more than 160 large and…
Most people in this situation would probably opt for a vague or evasive response, along the lines of “It’s really unique!” or “It’s so you!” Politeness helps…
“We've known for a while that high street connectivity—well-connected streets and a high density of intersections in a given area—helps adults stay physically…
Location, location, location – it is often touted as affecting the value of residential property. Now, new University of Cincinnati research suggests that…
Previous studies have documented that women with disabilities are more likely to be sexually assaulted than women without disabilities. A new study published…
Gut microbes affect our health by producing vitamins, priming our immune system and contributing to resistance to pathogens. For example, recent studies have…
An attenuated, or weakened, strain of Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria can be used as a vaccine to prevent or reduce the severity of trachoma, the world's…
An ongoing lack of sleep during adolescence could lead to more than dragging, foggy teens, a University of Wisconsin-Madison study suggests.Researchers have…
An interdisciplinary research project with researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and colleagues from the U.K. is looking closer at how society…
Social psychology research has always maintained that individuals often identify themselves with the social group they belong to and will bond together to…
For the past few decades, Americans have been getting married later in life and are becoming more likely forego marriage altogether. Between 1970 and 2000, the…
While marijuana is the most commonly detected non-alcohol drug in drivers, its role in causing crashes has remained in question. To examine the link between…
Despite this, the incidence rates in Asian countries remain twice as high as those in Africa and more than four times as high as rates in North America. The…
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