Chemical pollutants affect wildlife and human behavior—but toxicologists are reluctant to carry out tests

Most environmental scientists believe that chemical pollution can and is negatively affecting people and wildlife, according ...

Chemical pollutants affect wildlife and human behaviour. But industry toxicologists are reluctant to carry out tests, new survey reveals

A recent survey of environmental toxicologists has revealed that they believe that chemical pollution can and is affecting ...

Industry scientists reveal reluctance to test chemicals for behavioral effects, despite growing evidence

An international study led by the University of Portsmouth has revealed reluctance from industry scientists to test chemicals ...

Approach–avoidance behavior can reshape how the brain interprets facial emotions

A research team from the Cognitive Neurotechnology Unit and the Visual Perception and Cognition Laboratory at Toyohashi ...
KREM

Yes, total solar eclipses can affect animal behavior

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will sweep across parts of the United States, Canada and Mexico, briefly plunging millions of people — and animals — into midday darkness. Ahead of the rare ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

Molecular toxicologist digs into how environment affects our health

When she arrived in Beijing as a new university student, Prof. Yu-Ying He was struck by the contrast to the rural area where she grew up, and especially the amount of pollution in the air, a major ...
Psychology Today

Epigenetics and a Paintbrush: How Environment Affects Genes

In 1967 Sigi Levine and Victor Denenberg made what seemed like minor observations. They noted that rat pups, when briefly stroked with a paintbrush during the first seven days of their lives ...