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Medical illustration of translucent blue head showing brain with red highlighted deep region, called the amygdala. UC Davis researchers have found that increased amygdala activity when looking at a face predicted increased peer involvement for girls, but less peer involvement for boys.(Adobe Stock)

How an Adolescent’s Brain Reacts to Faces May Predict Their Social Future

by Alex Russell
July 13, 2026

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Medical illustration of translucent blue head showing brain with red highlighted deep region, called the amygdala. UC Davis researchers have found that increased amygdala activity when looking at a face predicted increased peer involvement for girls, but less peer involvement for boys.(Adobe Stock)

How an Adolescent’s Brain Reacts to Faces May Predict Their Social Future

by Alex Russell
July 13, 2026

Red-tailed hawk landing on a green perch, wings fully spread inside an aviary

What Molting Hawks Can Teach Researchers About Resilient Flight

by Jessica Heath
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by Liana Wait
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Non-Rotating Early Galaxy Is a Surprise to Astronomers

by Andy Fell
May 04, 2026

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Fish Evolution Accelerated After Adapting to Eat off Hard Surfaces

by Liana Wait
April 28, 2026

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Light Bends Perovskite Crystal Lattice, Opening Way to New Devices

by Andy Fell
March 31, 2026

Two young men in dark clothing lean over a bench and turn to face the camera. Between them is a black fin-like object.

Hawk Study Shows Potential Lessons of Bird Flight

by Andy Fell
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A person in a gray sweatshirt holds a peregrine falcon on their arm, with a neutral background.

Bird Flight Research Advances Drone Technology and Wild Raptor Care

by Andy Fell
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Sloan Fellowship for Quantum Sciences Research

by Andy Fell
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Biologists and Engineers Follow Goopy Clues to Plant-Wilting Bacteria

by Andy Fell
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