Friday, 25 May, 2012

New tracking systems watch long-distance migrants move across the ocean. Follow whales, turtles and albatrosses across the watery planet.

How does the brain change when we remember or learn? Why babies don’t remember their first year of life? What exactly is a memory?

Rock climbing may be harming snail populations along the Niagara Escarpment.

Stanford researchers learn that fast-moving elephants are running, not walking.

What makes a bad boss? Do hostile staring, yelling, intimidating, threats of job loss, and public humiliation sound familiar? Do these tactics actually work?

What do family routines and rituals contribute to mental and physical health?

Dog behavior study shows ability to find food, beating chimpanzees and wolves. More on our best friend!

Cannibalism reconsidered. Is devouring the relatives a humane way to respond to emotions about death? Do cannibals still roam the Guyana highlands?

Want to watch a pill dissolve? The virtual stomach may be your best bet yet!

Sexual motivation for birdsong involves hormones, the medial preoptic brain area and environment in European starlings.