Here’s a synopsis of the study, followed by my questions about it: ScienceDaily (2011-02-02) — Researchers have conducted a study on video games and children between 11 and 16 years old. They found that girls who played video games with a parent enjoyed a number of advantages. Those girls behaved better, felt more connected to [...]

ScienceDaily (2010-12-27) — Scientists have found that a genetic variant of a brain receptor molecule may contribute to violently impulsive behavior when people who carry it are under the influence of alcohol. The researchers sequenced DNA of the impulsive subjects and compared those sequences with DNA from an equal number of non-impulsive Finnish control subjects. [...]

1. You don’t listen to the paw smack on your leg or side of your head. Your dog is trying to tell you something. While you would prefer to not be smacked on the side of the head with a smelly dog paw, dogs usually use this as a last-resort measure. He wants something. Figure [...]

Animal behavior is fascinating. And I’ve never heard the term “investment strategy” applied to a cephalopod. But it works. Male octupi (that’s plural for “octopus”) guard the dens of their partners and will even strangle rivals that get too close to their partner’s den. Male octupi who want to mate with another octopus’ partner will [...]

Petra is a swan in Germany. She fell in love with a swan-shaped boat. They had so much in common – they were both swans and lived on the same lake. What more does one need? Petra refused to leave the boat’s side. Until…two years into their relationship, she dumped him for a real swan. [...]