A recent study has found young people with good family relationships are more likely to intervene when they witness bullying or other aggressive behavior at school - and to step in if they see victims planning to retaliate.

Even rural kids today spend more time in front of screens and less time outdoors, according to a new study of middle-school students in South Carolina

Sucralose produces previously unidentified metabolites.

Sunflower Pollen Has Medicinal, Protective Effects on Bees

Prospective Teachers More Likely to View Black Faces Than White Faces as Angry

Psychology researchers have found stress can play a significant role in how old emerging adults feel, with every stressful event above the daily norm making many young people feel at least one year older.

Researchers find gene that controls body size in pigs

City Fish Evolve Different Body Forms Than Country Fish

New research finds that steep declines in the use of coal for power generation over the past decade were caused largely by less expensive natural gas and the availability of wind energy – not by environmental regulations or a ‘war on coal’.

A recent study finds that young people who get financial support from their parents have greater professional success, highlighting one way social inequality is transmitted from one generation to the next

For several decades, researchers have argued that neuroscience studies prove human actions are driven by external stimuli – that the brain is reactive and free will is an illusion

Study Sheds New Light on Antibiotics Produced by Ants

New analysis of ancient skulls suggest communities along the coast of Italy remained stable and relatively isolated during the first through third centuries, while the Roman capital enjoyed an influx of immigrants.

A team of engineering researchers has made a fundamental advance in controlling so-called soft robots, using magnetic fields to remotely manipulate microparticle chains embedded in soft robotic devices.

Study of Chicago neighborhoods in 2011 and 2015 suggests that parks and greenways could play a role in reducing crime

A synthetic version of a cardiac stem cell has been created, with the therapeutic benefits comparable to those from natural stem cells, that reduces some of the risks associated with stem cell therapies…

Proteins from oviraptor claw preserved for 75 million Years

A new study on the radiation emitted by everyday objects highlights the fact that we interact with radioactive materials every day

When scientists tracked tree growth throughout the city of Raleigh, they found urban warming curbs both tree growth and photosynthesis

No Junk-Food Diet: Even in Cities, Bees Find Flowers and Avoid Processed Sugars

Scientists develop metal foam that obliterates bullets into dust.

Study Finds Metal Foams Capable of Shielding X-rays, Gamma Rays, Neutron Radiation

Field Study Shows How a GM Crop Can Have Diminishing Success at Fighting Off Insect Pest - The study finds that the Bt crop is having little impact on corn earworm, which is consistent with predictions made almost 20 years ago that had been largely ignored

Preliminary study finds college students enrolled in online courses give instructors better evaluations if they think they are males

The Arachnids That Live on Your Face

New Method Sneaks Drugs into Cancer Cells Before Triggering Release: Biomedical engineering researchers have developed an anti-cancer drug delivery method that essentially smuggles the drug into a cancer cell before triggering its release.