There's something magnetic about a group of people looking in the same direction—others will follow their gazes to see what has caught their attention. But is the same true for animals like pigeons?

Within-group cooperation (i.e., among closely related individuals), is to varying degrees observed among a significant number of animal species. However, peaceful encounters and cooperation between ...

Ants are social insects and the Solenopsis invicta species -- known as the fire ant -- is no exception. The social interactions of this invasive insect, which comes from South America, are framed ...

New method to study the movement, behaviour, and environmental context of group-living animals using drones and computer vision. A drone is flying over a herd of plains zebras in central Kenya. It is ...

Studying cognition by averaging data from many people's brain scans hides how individuals use their brains, new Stanford ...

This group is designed to go over Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness, breaking them down into modules comprised of eight weeks. The group is held ...

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