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…
In a study published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine, the UB researchers found that fear and worry about skin cancer had a bigger influence on people’s…
New research at UC Berkeley has found that people are better and faster at navigating tactile technology when using both hands and several fingers.
To limit climate change to 2° Celsius, low-carbon energy options will need additional investments of about US $800 billion a year globally from now to…
The researchers examined 15 years of migration data for more than 7,000 families in Indonesia and found that increases in temperature and, to a lesser extent,…
Two international research studies, both led by investigators affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard,…
Reluctant students and sleepyheads take note: a study conducted at the universities of Zurich and Fribourg has shown that German-speaking students are better…
New research reports that more than one third of total knee replacements in the U.S. were classified as “inappropriate” using a patient classification system…
The study also found that veterans with a history of TBI developed dementia about two years earlier than those without TBI who had developed dementia.
“We found that the use of low-dose aspirin was associated with cutting the risk of pancreatic cancer in half, with some evidence that the longer low-dose…
A recent study of how this occurred may help fishery managers, scientists, and the industry understand and resolve apparent conflicts between assessment…
A new report published today shows that even grade-A students could only remember 40 per cent of their A-Level syllabus by the first week of term at…
“This study confirms several studies reporting that weight loss is associated with increased sleep duration,” said the study's lead investigator, Nasreen…
How can you keep the skills and experience of older employees within a business if declining strength means that a continued employment at the original…
A recent study by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) scientists showed that adults who played the physics-based puzzle video game Cut the Rope regularly,…
The study lends support to other recent reports that have found an association between specific bacterial species in the human digestive system and obesity and…
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