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…
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In the first comprehensive study of autism prevalence using a total population sample, an international team of investigators from the U.S., South Korea, and…
The Con Edison Green Roof, which is home to 21,000 plants on a quarter acre of The Learning Center, retains 30 percent of the rainwater that falls on it. The…
One long-term option for low-cost, high-yield industrial production of solar panels from abundant raw materials can be found in amorphous silicon solar cells…
However, bilingualism in itself does not bring any advantages when it comes to learning a foreign language. A new thesis in German from the University of…
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Americans are spending about half their food budget in restaurants. As it is widely known, food…
When a person's ego is threatened—by doing poorly on a task, by being told they're not as good as they hoped—people sometimes repair their self-worth by…
Dr. Robert Whitaker and Rachel Gooze of the Center for Obesity Research and Education at Temple University, and Dr. Sarah Anderson of The Ohio State University…
New findings from University of Utah School of Medicine researchers show that the retrovirus called XMRV is not present in the blood of patients who have…
• According to a new study by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and ESCP Europe Business School Berlin, coordinating international development, production and…
The most comprehensive study of 20th century children's books ever undertaken in the United States has found a bias towards tales that feature men and boys as…
The use of CT has grown exponentially which brings into question the level of radiation exposure to patients. Recently the International Commission of…
Most Canadian teenagers are expected to make their own decisions, while Chinese adolescents are still heavily influenced by their parents, according to a study…
Taking their cue from social media, educators at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a social networking application called Classroom Salon that engages…
Implementing this protocol is particularly important for patients with diminished kidney function says Dr. Ozden Narin, presenting author for this study. “In…
“Currently, 1.6 billion adults are overweight or obese worldwide and over 50 percent of adults in the United States and Europe fit into this category,” said…
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