Behavioral Science

Animal Behavior Human Behavior Psychology Child Psychology Health Psychology Nonverbal Communication Food Psychology Animal Studies Collective Intelligence Research Methodology

House Panel Advances Measure to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

White House support has pushed the bill forward while new health and religious objections are shaping how it may move to a full House vote.

Study Finds Naked Mole-Rat Queens Can Hand Over Power Peacefully

Babies Show Deceptive Behaviors Before Age One, Bristol-Led Study Finds

Study Finds No Sign of Cat–Owner Attachment in Standardized Test

Rejecting Unknown Calls Can Increase Spam, Experts Warn

ASU Study Finds Mood Flips How People Read Dog Emotions

Switching Between Motor Skills Triggers Predictable Errors, Johns Hopkins Study Finds

Missing One Amino Acid Rewires Fly Sense of Smell to Find Yeast and Live Bacteria

Study Finds Addictive-Like Toy Fixation in Some Dogs

Vanderbilt Study Links Rhythm Skills to Risk for Speech and Reading Disorders

Largest Study Finds Sex-Linked Longevity Split Between Mammals and Birds

Delegating to AI Makes People Less Honest, Nature Study Finds

Wearable Sensors Reveal Five Overeating Types to Enable Tailored Obesity Care

Wild Octopus Study Catalogs 3,907 Arm Actions, Revealing Decentralized Control

New Research Quantifies Team Spatial Coordination, Identifying Movement Patterns That Predict Performance

Massive Study Finds Dogs’ Behavior Held Steady Through Pandemic, With Slight Dip in Trainability

AI Motion-Capture Study Finds Couples Hug Longer Than Friends

Weaver Ants Boost Individual Pulling Power as Group Size Grows

Robotic Fiddler Crab Reveals How Males Adjust Courtship to Rival Displays

Teen Drivers Spend More Than One-Fifth of Trip Glancing at Phones, Study Shows