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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ESO and the Government of Chile launched today the book “10 Years xploring the Universe”, written by the beneficiaries of the ESO-Chile Joint Committee. This…
The ‘Cancer Experiences Collaborative’ will investigate ways in which patients and their families can cope more effectively and maximise the benefits of…
Prof. Maksymowych, Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, and his radiologist colleagues recognized the importance of image-guided…
Stressful or traumatic events experienced during pregnancy can have long-lasting effects on the fetus, yet these effects may not become apparent until many…
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It is that color coding, Johns Hopkins University psychologists have now demonstrated, that allows spectators, players and coaches at major sporting events to…
Their study looked at more than 120 children aged 21 months – the time when they are learning new words at a faster rate than at any other stage of their life….
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“Media create the audience for most advertising. Consumers come to a medium for its content,” explain Jing Wang (University of Iowa) and Bobby Calder…
According to the 2002 World report on ART presented at the 22nd annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Prague, Czech…
But a groundbreaking new study in the September issue of the Journal of Consumer Research argues that members of peer-to-peer file sharing networks, like the…
The history of immigration and football in Austria has been a little researched field until now, though it goes back a long way. Football migration was…
Dr Iraj Amiri, embryology laboratory director at the IVF Centre, Fatemieh Hospital, Hamadan, Iran, said: “In recent years nitric oxide (NO) has been recognised…
Situation 2004-2006Ten countries joined the European Union in 2004. At this moment 73 million new EU citizens acquired the right to settle in all other EU…