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Korea-Denmark dance performance 'Collective Behaviour' goes through the looking-glass

Researchers uncover a single rule for how animals make spatial decisions while on the move An international team led by researchers from the

Combination approach can improve the success rate of cancer treatment A new cancer vaccine could boost the positive effects of existing immunotherapy drugs, improving the success rate of treatments from 20% to 75% of cases, according to a new study by immunologists from the University of Konstanz. The vaccine, which incorporates a new immunostimulant that is safe for use in humans, was shown to partially eliminate tumors in mice. However, the study further demonstrated that combining the vaccine with an immune checkpoint inhibitor — an established immunotherapy drug with a 20% success rate ...

Loading video... VIDEO: Automated puzzle boxes, which gave a food reward if solved, were used to test if groups could change a socially learned feeding tradition. When a bird solved the puzzle, the... view more  Credit: Michael Chimento Researchers at the University of Konstanz and Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior in Germany have found that birds are able to change their culture to become more efficient. Populations of great tits were able to switch from one behavior to a better alternative when their group members were slowly replaced with new birds. Published today as open ac...