For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the ...

Student behavior problems continue to plague schools, and educators say they’ve actually grown more serious, according to a recent survey by the EdWeek Research Center. Nearly half of teachers, school ...

Scientists have documented same-sex behavior in many animals. Learn what it means, how it varies, and why human labels can mislead.

Researchers developed an advanced AI system named YORU that can identify specific animal behaviors with over 90% accuracy ...

A male fruit fly in a laboratory chamber extends his wings and vibrates them to produce his species' version of a love song.

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Prosocial behaviors are voluntary actions intended to help others. Children display prosocial behavior when they share toys, comfort someone who is sad, or work together to complete a task. Share on ...

Assessing student learning effectively is often complicated by relying on ambiguous proxies such as grades, quiz scores, or assumptions about students' internal states, such as what they feel, think, ...