New evidence reveals that behavior, including hive mentality or groupthink, may be predetermined by genetics. Generally, we consider behavior to be learned. By interacting with the world, different ...

This starts at the chemical level: scientists can design a material’s structure to define how it reacts, binds, or transforms under specific conditions. Surface functionalization adds further ...

Chemical additions to plastic that mimic natural polymers like DNA can create materials that break down in days, months or years rather than littering the environment for centuries. Researchers hope ...