Eastern honey bees seem to combat parasites by committing suicide

A meta-analysis of 20 controlled studies finds that action video games like Call of Duty and Unreal Tournament moderately benefit cognitive function.

Large comets with a radius of over 10km may have cores of liquid water that could potentially harbor life.

Study carried out on Chinese college students finds that men primed to feel wealthy are less satisfied with their partners' physical attractiveness compared to men primed to feel poor.

Study of public mass shootings in 171 countries finds that countries with higher gun ownership rates had more shootings.

College students who are the most overconfident tend to major in political science, law, business, or economics.

Scientists propose an alternative to body mass index (BMI) that takes into account four key body measurements

Scientists discover a new part of the immune system that was previously unknown: a rapid immune response from the cells underlying the mucosa lining of certain organs.

Americans greatly overestimate economic and social mobility

Scientists characterize the bacteria that live inside coffee makers.