GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites, according to a groundbreaking study by scientists at the University of Florida and ...
A Rochester Institute of Technology professor has earned a prestigious National Science Foundation award to use computers to better understand human behavior and social interaction. Ifeoma Nwogu, an ...
While the study focused on mice, the findings could shed light on human interactions and the neuronal pathways that affect our behavior. “You may think that being dominant in the animal kingdom is all ...
Why is it that a squirrel may calmly take food from a picnic table while a deer runs as if its life depends on it at the snap ...
A University of Florida study has determined the top cause of alligator bites in Florida, and it’s probably not a surprise to anyone who’s set foot in the state. Researchers found that “risky human ...
A recent study in Computers in Human Behavior provides evidence that a single smartphone pop-up derails mental focus for ...
Scientists studying 1,300 golden retrievers have uncovered genetic clues explaining why some dogs are more anxious, energetic, or aggressive than others. Remarkably, several of the same genes linked ...
Unusually among human cultures, the Northern Aché people of Paraguay do not practice communal singing or dancing or sing to their children. (Photo of Aché building a traditional fishing dam by Kim ...