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A study of rhesus macaques revealed that infants who experienced higher levels of maltreatment by their mothers tended to develop into adolescents with weaker binding potential of serotonin receptors in the prefrontal cortex, amygdala, striatum, and hippocampus regions of the…
On the evening of November 19, art adviser Adam Biesk was finishing work at his California home when he overheard a conversation between his wife and son, who had just come downstairs. The son, a kid in his early teens,…
Turuchan pikas play all sorts of games, including swinging from branches, throwing food around and hiding them jumping out at each other.
A new study published in PLOS Biology provides evidence that newborns possess the ability to learn and process sound patterns that follow complex, language-like rules. Researchers found that even in their first days of life, infants can identify relationships between…
Lamborghini provided flights from Albany, New York, to Bologna, Italy, and accommodation so Ars could drive the Urus SE. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. The original Urus was an SUV that nobody particularly wanted, even if the market…
Scientists have created a single unit of quantum information using a superconducting circuit and a vibrating sapphire crystal.
“Even years after the Arecibo Observatory’s collapse, its data continues to unlock critical information that can advance our understanding of the galaxy.”
Pathogens have distinct electrical charges, shapes and sizes. Measuring how quickly they move through an electric field can help researchers separate different species in a sample in minutes.
A recent study in Nature Aging sheds light on how social stress accelerates the aging process at a cellular level. Researchers found that chronic social stress causes neurons in key brain regions to exhibit signs of senescence—a state where cells…
From tail up to tail down, what do different cat tail positions and movements mean?
