News articles tagged with 'aggression'
When food is scarce, hungry female spiders alter mating preferences
— 2 Apr 2011 10:55 | BiologyNew research from the University of Cincinnati provides food for thought. The research examined how short-term and long-term hunger affected mate selection and aggression in female…
Squid pheromone sparks extreme aggression on contact
— 11 Feb 2011 16:30 | BiologyWhen male squid come into contact with a chemical found on the outside of eggs laid by females, they instantly go from swimming along calmly and minding their own business to a state…
Popular kids more likely to bully peers
— 8 Feb 2011 17:48 | HealthWhile experts often view aggressive behaviour as a maladjusted reaction typical of social outcasts, a new University of California, Davis, study finds that it's actually popular adolescents…
Violent games not to blame for youth aggression
— 15 Dec 2010 18:32 | HealthHow depressed young people are strongly predicts how aggressive and violent they may be or may become. Contrary to popular belief, however, exposure to violence in video games or on…
Social relationships in animals have a genetic basis, UCLA biologists report
— 8 Dec 2010 18:44 | BiologyThe ability to tolerate aggression is partly genetic, UCLA life scientists report in the first study to demonstrate a genetic component to a social network trait in a non-human population…
New ground broken on aggression research
— 8 Dec 2010 18:32 | HealthQuestionnaire results and DNA samples volunteered by a group of University of Alberta students has broken new ground in the study of aggression. U of A Psychology researcher Peter Hurd…
What makes flies attack?
— 25 Nov 2010 17:42 | BiologyPity the poor female fruit fly. Being a looker is simply not enough, it seems. If you're to get a date, much less a proposal, you must also smell and act like a girl. Otherwise, you…
Battle of the sexes, fruit-fly style
— 25 Nov 2010 16:45 | BiologyPity the female fruit fly. Being a looker is simply not enough. To get a date, much less a proposal, you have to act like a girl, even smell like one. Otherwise, you might just have…
UI study investigates variability in men's recall of sexual cues
— 26 Oct 2010 12:53 | HealthEven if a woman is perfectly clear in expressing sexual interest or rejection, young men vary in their ability to remember the cues, a new University of Iowa study shows…
Alienated youths are more likely to lash out
— 9 Oct 2010 08:29 | HealthWhen people are rejected by peers, they often lash out. In children, that aggression occasionally takes horrifying directions, leading to school shootings or other deadly acts. Researchers…