Massive animal groups, from wildebeest herds to fish schools and bird flocks, exhibit remarkable coordinated movement without a leader. These complex behaviors emerge from simple individual ...

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For almost a century, psychology and neuroscience researchers have been trying to understand the processes via which humans and other animals acquire new skills or learn to deal with specific ...

Scientists suggest female frogs listen for changes in the male calls as a signal for when it's warm enough to mate. Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) male calling with vocal sac inflated, Conboy ...

Every morning, people fasten their watch, slip on a bracelet and head out the door without thinking much about what they might encounter along the way. The air they breathe, the dust on their hands ...

Scientists found that Australian sea lion pups may learn how to hunt by watching their mothers during ocean foraging trips.

It’s a scene from a nightmare: You’re shopping at the supermarket on a normal fall evening, and suddenly a hungry bear walks in and starts smashing things. This scene has become a reality in parts of ...

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Researchers have created a method called optovolution that uses light to guide the evolution of proteins with dynamic behaviors. By engineering yeast cells so their survival depended on proteins ...

We like to think of them as reliable geysers of almost unconditional love, and much of the time, they gush accordingly. They ...