Adolescents who use social media such as Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and TikTok every day are more likely to engage in risky behavior, according to a new study. Children as young as 10 are at greater ...
Sitting anchored to the rocky reef 70 feet (21 meters) below the surface of the ocean, hundreds of scalloped hammerhead sharks swam above me in unison, moving as if one. When most people think of ...
New gene-editing techniques are shedding light on how hormones impact social behavior in animals and possibly, humans. Georgia State University scientists have created gene-edited hamsters for studies ...
Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...
The idea that people make decisions based on social context is not a new one in neural economic games. But now, for the first time, researchers show the impact of the social context may spring from ...
If you have a child who has been diagnosed with a spectrum disorder like autism, your pediatrician may have suggested a therapy called applied behavior analysis. Sometimes called ABA therapy, it’s ...
In June of 1962, dozens of workers in a textile factory came down with the same physical symptoms–rashes, numbness in the hands and feet, and episodes of nausea. It was initially believed that the ...
Research shows that some ants have learned how to treat their wounds, revealing one of the clearest examples of medical ...
The MS in Applied Behavior Analysis Program at Sacramento State is accredited by the Association for Behavior Analysis International Accreditation Board. Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is the field ...