Parenting makes the heart grow fonder, and the brain grow … smaller? Several studies have revealed that the brain loses volume across the transition to parenthood. But researchers like me[1] are still figuring out what these changes mean for parents.
In a new study that looked at brain change in first-time fathers, my colleagues and I...
Read more https://theconversation.com/brain-study-identifies-a-cost-of-caregiving-for-new-fathers-227319
What would you do if you had to vote in Congress on a crucial national security program, when you also knew that the FBI had systematically ignored privacy safeguards in the program for years? That was the choice that Congress faced in April, when it ultimately decided to reauthorize Section 702[1] of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance...
Across much of the United States, spring is in full force. With warmer weather, people are taking their furry family members out on longer walks and spending more time outside. Alongside blooming flowers and trees, your pet might run into a small, unassuming grass seed pod known as a foxtail[1]. Despite the cute name, foxtails can pose a...
Wild chimpanzees have been studied for more than 60 years[1], but they continue to delight and surprise observers, as we found during the summer of 2017 in Kibale National Park in Uganda.
We were observing young chimpanzees’ play to better understand how they grow up. For most group-living animals, play is an integral component of...
Read more https://theconversation.com/playing-with-the-kids-is-important-work-for-chimpanzee-mothers-229332