Pheromones are substances secreted from one animal to another and are thought to be one way that animals communicate with one another. For example, among animals, pheromones communicate alarm ...

Gene knockout studies show that pheromones are important in mating and aggression. Researchers have found the first molecular clues about how a group of poorly understood chemical signals, called ...

Mice use pheromones to regulate social behavior. New work in mice now identifies the protein in urine that is essential for aggressive behavior, along with the specific subclass of neurons ...

There’s been a recent increase in interest in products based on pheromones, which are organic compounds that humans and animals naturally produce for communication. These powerful chemicals can ...

Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Pheromones are elusive yet potent biochemical signals that play a crucial role in guiding social interactions among members of the same species.

In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we demonstrated that male spiders use olfactory ...

Pheromones—chemicals produced by animals—are well-known for influencing the social and sexual behavior of members of the same species. These chemical signals convey vital information ...

Spiders have always lived alongside humans, so it's surprising how much we still don't know about them. One long-standing ...

The tamarack pine tree is the only conifer in Minnesota that changes from green to golden yellow and then sheds all its needles each fall. (Brian Peterson/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...