Behavior

We live in an increasingly complex world when it comes to chemicals. The number of new chemicals has increased from 20 million in 2002 to 156 million last year. Many of these are ubiquitous in the world around us because of their…

Arctic researchers want you to know that each metric ton of CO2 causes a loss of 3 m2 of September sea-ice areaCredit: Photo: Lis Allaart We all know we should fly less as a way to reduce our individual and collective effect on the global…

Following a premature birth it is important that the parents and the infant quickly establish a good relationship. Researchers at Linköping University have studied the relationship between mothers and infants who have continuous…

Basal ganglia are engaged differently by money, erotica, and food Researchers from HSE University, Skoltech and the University of Toronto analyzed data from 190 fMRI studies and found out that food, sex and money implicate similar brain…

Scientists have developed the world's first fully coupled AI chip that can solve the traveling salesman problem for 22 cities instantly, something that would take about 1,200 years for a high-performance von Neumann CPUCredit: Tokyo…

Looking for physiological reasons to explain reductions in irritability and hyperactivity, increases in social and verbal skills AURORA, Colo. (Jan. 22, 2020) - After showing that a 10-week therapeutic horseback riding intervention reduced…

Credit: Photo by Hisashi Urashima Experts' interest in utilizing gene editing for the breeding crops has seen revolutionary growth. Meanwhile, people's awareness for food safety has also been increasing. To understand the attitudinal…

A pilot study conducted by Canadian researchers highlights the effect of chemotherapy on male fertility before and after pubertyCredit: Géraldine Delbès, INRS A pilot study conducted by INRS researchers highlights the effect…

A new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons found that non-medical cannabis use--including frequent or problematic use--is significantly more common in adults with pain than in those…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study analyzing the first 1,000 participants in the Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART) identifies key trends in the presentation and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. The…