In the salty creeks and marshes of the Lowcountry, a remarkable and rare feeding behavior unfolds, one that makes dolphins ...

Any dog can rise to diva status, regardless of breed, size or coat type. It can be a Chihuahua as much as it can be a Great ...

From a scientific perspective, animal behaviorists often prefer terms like "learned behavior" or "operant conditioning" over "manipulation." Dogs learn what behaviors elicit a desired response from ...

People often reject effective behavior tools if they clash with moral intuitions, like thinking self-control must come from ...

Within minutes, roughly a dozen dolphins surround the vessel.They swerve and spin and dance under the water’s surface. For ...

Kids with conduct issues can pose a unique challenge to parents. New research is showing it's crucial to keep calm.

When people see my 15-year-old son for the first time, sometimes they do a double-take. He’s a great big kid, nearly six feet tall with broad shoulders and dark red hair that hangs well past his ...

What students repeatedly experience and observe in their environment. A Classroom Snapshot On the first day of the fall semester, Maya takes bold notes and blurts out answers before the instructor ...

The basal ganglia are a group of interconnected structures, located in the midbrain below the cerebral cortex, that play a crucial role in motor control, reward processing, and cognition. This region ...

Aggression can be contagious, suggests new research. People who repeatedly observe aggressive behavior have a higher ...

They had also learned how to flip open garbage lids in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Scientists wonder what they’ll work out next. By Gemma Conroy Most birds go for ease when looking for drinking ...