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…
According to lead researcher Lianfa Li of LREIS, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, “This improved…
For the study, researchers examined research data on 949 people with an average age of 79 from the Framingham Heart Study. At the start of the study,…
More than 20 million people suffer strokes each year. Many patients acquire brain injuries that affect their movement and language abilities, which results in…
Two recent international studies are poised to change the way scientists view the crucial relationship between Earth's climate and the carbon cycle. These…
Harald Takle worked with a team of researchers from NOFIMA (the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research), Norway, to carry out the…
Physicians who prescribe erectile dysfunction drugs for their male patients should be sure to discuss the importance of safer sex practices, even with older…
A worldwide survey of more than 136,000 people in 132 countries included questions about happiness and income, and the results reveal that while life…
Mammoths used to roam modern-day Russia and North America, but are now extinct–and there's evidence that around 15,000 years ago, early hunters had a hand in…
Researchers at the University at Buffalo conducting a neighborhood-scaled exploratory study that tested the association between the food environment, the built…
The research was conducted in the region around Seattle, Wash., using data from 3,675 women who were enrolled in the Omega Study, an investigation of the…
For more than a century, neuroscientists believed that the brains of humans and other mammals differed from the brains of other animals, such as birds (and so…
The quality of online information about the most common sports medicine diagnoses varies widely, according to a study published in the July 2010 issue of the…
“We focused on a socioeconomic position factor such as educational level and health factors such as limitations to daily activity. By studying this…
Dr. Caroline Kabiru and a team of researcher from the African Population and Health Research Center , Nairobi, Kenya conducted the study. They noted, “Overall,…
The past few years have given rise to a growing number of microrobots, miniaturized mobile machines designed to perform specific tasks. And though spectators…
In an article appearing in the magazine Physics Today this month, Goff examines the science of soccer and explains how the world's greatest players are able to…
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