Chimpanzees at a sanctuary in Zambia have been found to have developed the “seemingly pointless” behavior of dangling blades ...

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The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies has announced that Shira Maguen, PhD, has been selected to receive the ...

Scientists have used ultracold atoms to successfully demonstrate a novel method of particle acceleration that could unlock a ...

Both research teams recovered the ancient proteins from tooth enamel, the hardest substance in vertebrates’ bodies, in ...

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As for feeding on the hatchlings, ghost crabs use their large claw to restrain the small turtles, while the small claw cuts through the soft skin around the neck. This partially or fully severs the ...

T heir names are unknown but their pain is nonetheless evident. A user on Reddit, a social-media site, was “fairly close to ...

Contingency management interventions for stimulant and opioid use disorders should offer $128 per week for vouchers or $55 ...

To mark its third year of highly productive science, astronomers used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to scratch ...

Is addiction really a choice? Experts say no. Discover how science is redefining addiction as a brain disease—and why ...

When Freud started describing human behaviour using the evolutionary background of our “animal” origin, the picture was a bit simple, but it started getting complex when we recognised the importance ...