The selection of a suitable nest (den) site should enhance individual survival and reproduction. We examined the effects of forage quality, vegetative cover, presence of preexisting underground nests, ...

Here’s some news you desperately need today: A team of intrepid scientists has boldly gone where others have never dared, into the minds of tiny prairie voles in love. By studying the neural circuits ...

The vital role of oxytocin—the “love hormone”—for social attachments is being called into question. More than forty years of pharmacological and behavioral research has pointed to oxytocin receptor ...

Promiscuous mating is common in female rodents; however what role the female plays in this choice of mates is not clear. Also, whether MMM occurs in the reportedly socially monogamous prairie vole, ...

Ladies: So, you’re at a party and are several drinks in. Suddenly, you are overwhelmed by a sudden desire to get close to your boo, who is hanging out with his boys on the other side of the room. You ...

Turning a decades-old dogma on its head, scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Stanford Medicine have found that the receptor for the hormone oxytocin, which has ...

The vital role of oxytocin -- the 'love hormone' -- for social attachments is being called into question. More than forty years of pharmacological and behavioral research has pointed to oxytocin ...

Prairie voles take pains to comfort their stressed out pals and relatives, perhaps offering a rare example of empathy in the animal kingdom, according to a new study in Science. Empathy is well ...

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From enraptured voles and space robots on the moon to brain gears and dense objects, it was a heck of a week in science. Let's take a look at some of the most interesting developments over the past ...

Prairie voles are hamster-sized rodents with small ears and eyes and a short tail. Their coarse fur is grayish brown on the back but yellowish on the belly. The scientific name is derived from Greek ...