Research
For the grandkids
"It's not you, it's me," said the female dark-eyed junco to her male partner. "And I'm trading up for the greater good." Female birds who seek mates outside of their social pair help propagate the species, finds a study led by an Indiana University biologist. More »
Youth drug use increasing
Alcohol use by Indiana sixth- through 12th-graders has declined, but findings from the 21st Annual Survey of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use also reveal a continuing increase in marijuana and smokeless tobacco use. More »
Sexual signaling
An Indiana University Bloomington anthropologist has been awarded $304,000 from the National Science Foundation to conduct the first-ever study into the interrelationship between functional immunity, endocrine status and sexual signaling in primates. More »
