A professor of anthropology at Iowa State University, Jill Pruetz describes the behavior of chimps as disturbing after one of them was killed at her research site in Fongoli, Senegal.
A new study finds that danger from predators causes animals to form stronger friendships. The study conducted on the reaction of Trinidadian guppies with regards to danger and predators found that they developed stronger and more stable social bonds when they thought predators were in the area.
The researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have made advancement in the discovery of an effective treatment for glioblastoma - a common, aggressive brain cancer, in a rapid-fire series of breakthroughs in just less than a year.
The researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a gene that helps to protect the gut against inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
A recent study by Sahlgrenska Academy found that women with anorexia display clear autistic traits, even when the eating disorder is under control and they have achieved a normal weight.
Astonishing photos of electron microscope pictures inside the brains of mice reveals that the synapses grow strong and large during the day, and then shrink by nearly 20 percent when sleeping, thus, creating room for more learning and growth the next day.
A recent study by researchers at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania discovered a new Zika vaccine candidate that has the potential to protect against the virus with a single dose.
A recent study finds that Soccer players who head the ball a lot are three times more likely to have concussion symptoms compared to players who do not head the ball often.
