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Shared Genetic Mechanisms Link Social Behavior in Bees and Humans

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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Domestic Violence Reports Rise 10% After NFL Losses

Calls to the police reporting men's assaults on their wives or intimate partners rose 10 percent in areas where the local National Football League team lost a…

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Polypill Proven Safe and Accepted in Developing Countries

Window sills lined with prescription bottles – a pill for cholesterol, another for blood pressure, and an aspirin to keep blood thin and flowing – the list can…

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Stem Cells Show Promise for Rapidly Progressing MS Treatment

For the treatment, chemotherapy drugs are used to kill all of the patient’s blood cells, including the immune cells that are believed to be attacking the…

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New evidence of drought-prone pasts may foretell New York’s and Atlanta’s futures

However, a new study of tree-ring data spanning the past 400 years indicates that droughts in those cities and their surrounding regions were typically longer…

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Kids’ Breakfasts Around the World Lack Adequate Nutrients

The global diversity in breakfast composition and the frequency of breakfast consumption appear to present significant public health challenges and personal…

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Health information technology 'control tower' could improve earthquake response

A new study published by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and the University of California, Davis, foresees improvements in patient outcomes after…

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Baylor Study Reveals Native Americans Shaped American Landscape

A new study by Baylor University geology researchers shows that Native Americans' land use nearly a century ago produced a widespread impact on the eastern…

Science Education

Clarifying Language in Math Education: Key Insights from Sweden

This is shown in a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.When school pupils encounter numbers that cannot be conceptualised as quantities in an…

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Traffic Accidents May Trigger Chronic Widespread Pain

Individuals with poorer health or psychological issues may be prone to developing chronic widespread pain following a traumatic event. This new research,…

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Human Gender Roles Shape Animal Research Insights

Lund researchers Kristina Karlsson Green and Josefin Madjidian have studied and measured how male and female traits and behaviour in animals’ and plants’…

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North African migrants’ health and quality of life

“We are pleased to have been entrusted with the coordination of the Swedish contribution to such a complex, exciting and important EU project, which puts the…

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Wind and solar can reliably supply 25 percent of Oahu's electricity need, new study shows

For the purposes of the research project, the OWIS released today studied the impact on the Oahu grid of a total of 500 MW of wind energy and a nominal 100 MW…

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Wealth and Intelligence: Do Richer Countries Outperform?

For a study published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, researchers analyzed test scores from 90 countries and found that the intelligence of the…

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Boost Wellness and Quality of Life Through Gardening

Does gardening contribute to quality of life and increased wellness for older adults? Researchers from the Texas A&M and Texas State Universities asked these…

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Workshop »Lasers in Silicon Photovoltaics« on May 25, 2011 in Munich

Lasers as production tools offer a large potential for reaching these goals. Because of their spatially selective, contact-less and controllable processing…

Social Sciences

Addressing Gender Stereotypes in Women’s Entrepreneurship

“Where are the role models for women?” asks Gupta, an assistant professor of strategy at Binghamton University. “Pick up any book on entrepreneurship: It's all…

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