Month: August 2013

People have more empathy for battered puppies and full grown dogs than they do for…

Children who overestimate their popularity are less likely to be bullies than those who underestimate…

Morning sickness, shiny hair, and bizarre and intense cravings for pickles and ice cream —…

Results from a longitudinal study show that children who exhibit lower conscientiousness (e.g., irresponsible, careless,…

A mother’s perceived social status predicts her child’s brain development and stress indicators, finds a…

To quickly smooth out their surface, cells in the fruit fly embryo ‘suck in’ long…

As the western United States enters what is typically the most active time of its…

Researchers have for the first time experimentally mimicked the pressure conditions of Earths’ deep mantle…

Bending light beams to your whim sounds like a job for a wizard or an…

Researchers have identified four inherited genetic variants in non-small cell lung cancer patients that can…