Behavioral News

Posted November 26, 2009:

• Startled Flies May Provide Insight Into ADHD

Posted November 24, 2009:

• To the Bat Cave: Researchers Reconstruct Evolution of Bat Migration With Aid of Mathematical Model
• Road Rage: Fuel Vapor Heightens Aggression, Rat Study Finds

Posted November 18, 2009:

• Bigger Not Necessarily Better, When It Comes to Brains

Posted November 17, 2009:

• Pet Therapy: Recovering With Four-Legged Friends Requires Less Pain Medication

Posted November 12, 2009:

• Can a Plant Be Altruistic?

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Why Nice Guys Usually Get The Girls

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Why Do Animals, Especially Males, Have So Many Different Colors?

Posted November 7, 2009:

• Hormone That Affects Finger Length Key To Social Behavior

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Not Just Bleach: Hydrogen Peroxide May Tell Time For Living Cells
• First Draft Of The Pig: Researchers Sequence Swine Genome

Posted November 3, 2009:

• Wolves, Moose And Biodiversity: An Unexpected Connection

Posted November 2, 2009:

• Terrible Teens Of T. Rex: Young Tyrannosaurs Did Serious Battle Against Each Other

Posted October 30, 2009:

• Remotely Operated Vehicles And Satellite Tags Aid Turtle Studies

Posted October 29, 2009:

• When Ants Attack: Chemicals That Trigger Aggression In Argentine Ants Synthesized

Posted October 28, 2009:

• Flies Remember Smells Better When In A Group Than When Alone

Posted October 24, 2009:

• General Anesthetics Lead To Learning Disabilities In Animal Models

Posted October 22, 2009:

• It Takes Two To Tutor A Sparrow
• New Evidence Of Culture In Wild Chimpanzees

Posted October 20, 2009:

• Female Canaries Sing Sexily With Testosterone

Posted October 15, 2009:

• Absent Pheromones Turn Male Flies Into Lusty Lotharios

Posted October 14, 2009:

• Chimpanzees Help Each Other On Request But Not Voluntarily

Posted October 13, 2009:

• First Spider Known To Science That Feeds Mainly On Plant Food

Posted October 7, 2009:

• Nerve Cells Live Double Lives

Posted September 30, 2009:

• Transgenic Songbirds Provide New Tool To Understand The Brain
• Protein Structure Sheds Light On How Insects Smell, Points To Eco-Friendly Pest Control

Posted September 29, 2009:

• Mother Knows Best: Females Control Sperm Storage To Pick The Best Father
• Hyenas Cooperate, Problem-Solve Better Than Primates

Posted September 28, 2009:

• Pesky Fruit Flies Learn From Experienced Females

Posted September 27, 2009:

• Great Tits Eat Bats In Times Of Need

Posted September 26, 2009:

• Scientists Discover How To Send Insects Off The Scent Of Crops
• Fish Fend Off Invading Germs With An Initial Response Similar To One Found In Humans

Posted September 18, 2009:

• Secrets Of Insect Flight Revealed: Modeling The Aerodynamic Secrets Of One Of Nature's Most Efficient Flyers

Posted September 16, 2009:

• With A Flash Of Light, A Neuron's Function Is Revealed

Posted September 13, 2009:

• 'Death Stench' Is A Universal Ancient Warning Signal, Biologists Discover

Posted September 10, 2009:

• Chimps Trained To Enable Keepers To Take DNA Samples With Cheek Swabs

Posted September 9, 2009:

• Using Insects To Test For Drug Safety
• Early Life Nurturing Impacts Later Life Relationships, Prairie Vole Study Finds

Posted September 8, 2009:

• Drinkers More Physically Active Than Abstainers

Posted September 3, 2009:

• Bighorn Sheep: Is 'Personality Type' Linked To Longevity, Offspring?

Posted September 2, 2009:

• Monkeys Get A Groove On, But Only To Monkey Music

Posted August 31, 2009:

• Disease Threat May Change How Frogs Mate

Posted August 27, 2009:

• Rats' Mental 'Instant Replay' Drives Next Moves

Posted August 24, 2009:

• Flies Avoid Plant's Poison Using Newly Identified Taste Mechanism

Posted August 23, 2009:

• Why Sleep? Snoozing May Be Strategy To Increase Efficiency, Minimize Risk

Posted August 22, 2009:

• New Pheromone Helps Female Flies Tell Suitors To 'Buzz Off'

Posted August 20, 2009:

• Life And Death In The Living Brain: Recruitment Of New Neurons Slows When Old Brain Cells Kept From Dying

Posted August 18, 2009:

• Honey-Bee Aggression Study Suggests Nurture Alters Nature

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