Bullying evolves with age and proves difficult to escape from

An international team conducted a study on bullying roles among peers. Children who are involved in…

IQ a better predictor of adult economic success than math

IQ in childhood is a better indicator of adult wealth than math for very preterm and…

Wild African ape reactions to novel camera traps

An international team of researchers analyzed video from remote camera-trap devices placed in ape-populated forests throughout…

Duplicate or mirror?

Seven of the ten most frequent medications contain chiral agents. These are molecules that occur in…

As uniform as cloned soldiers, new spiders were named after the Stormtroopers in Star Wars

Despite being widely distributed across north and central South America, the small family of similarly looking…

Brain wave stimulation may improve Alzheimer’s symptoms

By exposing mice to a unique combination of light and sound, neuroscientists have shown they can…

Renewable energy won’t make Bitcoin ‘green,’ but tweaking its mining mechanism might

The cryptocurrency Bitcoin is known for its energy footprint. Now, a researcher suggests that renewable hydropower…

Sea otters’ tool use leaves behind distinctive archaeological evidence

Researchers have analyzed the use by sea otters of large, shoreline rocks as 'anvils' to break…

Novel methods for analyzing neural circuits for innate behaviors in insects

Insects show a variety of species-specific innate behaviors (instinctive behaviors). For example, a worker honeybee that…

A cosmic bat in flight

Hidden in one of the darkest corners of the Orion constellation, this Cosmic Bat is spreading…