New research finds social-emotional learning programs in schools lead to higher test scores and better GPAs. Here's why.

Older couples share elevated positive emotions just 38% of the time together, but those moments lower stress hormones in both ...

The incident that opened my eyes Recently, I attended a youth seminar where students were passionately arguing over a controversial claim they had found online. The entire debate was based on an ...

What makes us tip? A new study explores two main motives: genuine appreciation for the service and conformity with social ...

From cheeky behaviour to violent crime, all are attributed to bad mothering. Yet all the evidence shows that social and biological factors are bigger influences on children. So why do we demonise mums ...

Between 2008 and 2010, polarization in society increased dramatically alongside a significant shift in social behavior: the ...

New research tracking nearly 2 million university students shows how much early experiences matter and that belonging ...

Ultimately many recommended reforms to the bail system satisfy a need for swift, retributive action but could worsen ...

Current alcohol guidelines differ around the world and most do not take account of brain harm, says researcher ...

Humans touch their faces up to 800 times each day, and most of it happens completely outside conscious awareness.

Rather than consider issues in light of actual facts, we suggest people with this mindset prioritize being independent from ...

In 1950, famed astrophysicist Enrico Fermi posed a profound question during a casual lunch with colleagues: Where is everybody? In other words, if there’s an extremely high probability that advanced ...