Humans perceive emotional expressions displayed by non-human primates and spontaneously mimic these expressions, according to a study published March 11, 2026, in the open-access journal PLOS One by Ursula Hess from Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany, and colleagues.

A study by researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso shows that rattling serves as a potent deterrent for a wide range of animals and is especially effective among species that naturally coexist with rattlesnakes.

Chimpanzees have a reputation for being aggressive, while bonobos are often seen as their peaceful counterparts. This contrast has frequently been used to explain different sides of human nature. However, a new study by Utrecht University behavioural biologists Emile Bryon, Edwin van Leeuwen, Tom Roth and international colleagues shows that, in zoos, chimpanzees are not more aggressive than bonobos.

A University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study showed that rare Florida bonneted bats will colonize safer rocket-style bat boxes. 

Plants pause their growth during stress, then press play when conditions improve, helping them recover and live on to produce food, according to a new study.

Published today in New Phytologist UBC researchers have pinpointed the genes and pathways responsible for recovery from the environmental stress of cold snaps in winter or overloads of salt when coastal fields flood.

Social behavior drives ecological change: Researchers discovered that mating behaviors, specifically the intensity of male harassment toward females, can be just as powerful as physical traits or eating habits in shaping an ecosystem.

Harassment levels create a "threshold" response: When male harassment reaches a high intensity, the activity can trigger a dramatic shift in the environment not seen at lower levels of social tension.

Increased energy needs depletes prey population: The energy demands of fish constantly chasing or evading mating attempts likely increased hunger and led to the depletion of prey lower in the food web.

Researchers from the University of Liège and international collaborators have discovered an unexpected way to to stimulate the immune system against cancer: by subtly disrupting how tumour cells manufacture their proteins.

The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has launched a new clinical trial for adults who need first-line therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). The study (Alliance A042302) will explore whether combining two targeted medicines, zanubrutinib and sonrotoclax, can effectively send cancer into remission, allowing patients to discontinue treatment until there is evidence the cancer has recurred.