Toddlers prefer winners, but avoid those who win by force

Toddlers aged just 1 1/2 years prefer individuals whom other people yield to. It appears to…

Simple but effective: Spontaneous synthesis of homogenous polymer networks

Researchers have developed a spontaneous polymer network synthesis that allowed for the preparation of gels containing…

Artificial synaptic device simulating the function of human brain

Researchers have developed a high-reliability artificial electronic synaptic device that simulates neurons and synapses. The finding…

Evolution of psychiatric disorders and human personality traits

How and why human-unique characteristics such as highly social behavior, languages and complex culture have evolved…

Shared lifetime of grandmothers and grandchildren significantly increased since 1800s

The importance of grandmothers in the lives of their grandchildren has changed. The shared lifetime between…

This is how the brain forgets on purpose

Researchers have analysed what happens in the brain when humans want to voluntarily forget something. They…

Single molecule control for a millionth of a billionth of a second

Physicists have discovered how to manipulate and control individual molecules for a millionth of a billionth…

Evaluation of fitness for transport of cull cows varies

In a test to see how farmers, livestock drivers and veterinarians assess the fitness for transport…

Emotional scars increase the risk of sports injury

Active top-flight athletes who have experienced sexual or physical abuse at some time in their life…

Night-time habits of captive flamingos

What do captive flamingos do at night, when their zoo or wildlife park is closed?