A new study suggests that by encouraging behavioral diversity, we can produce a faster, more effective learning curve for robots attempting to complete designated tasks. The study results were ...

Behavior is central to interactions with the environment and thus has significant consequences for individual fitness. Sexual selection and demographic processes have been shown to independently shape ...

Altruistic behavior is often seen as an exclusively human characteristic. However, behavioral research has uncovered numerous examples of altruistic behavior in the animal kingdom. In a new study, ...

"Based on a symposium that took place June 6-7, 1977, at the annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society at Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa." Contents Section I : Two complementary ...

A simple neural change alters mating preferences in male butterflies, aiding rapid behavioral evolution, researchers report. A simple neural change alters mating preferences in male butterflies, ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

Human behavior may have influenced the evolution of new strains of COVID-19, new AI models suggest. Vaccination and immune pressures from previous infections are known to cause the emergence of new ...

Researchers have identified how the architecture of brain circuits helps different species flexibly adapt to new mating signals across evolutionary timeframes. Male fruit flies have several tricks for ...

Last year, U.K. cybersecurity startup CybSafe, a “behavioral security” platform, raised a $7.9 million Series A. This SaaS product with a per-user-based, subscription licensing model has a ...