Society

True crime is a lucrative genre, topping ratings and spawning online communities. Despite its popularity—and its ability to highlight cases that need attention—the production of true crime has a dark side, often adding to the […]

Nearly two-thirds of Californians (63%) say they are affected by domestic violence, either directly or indirectly through a family member or friend and nearly one-third (31%) identify as survivors, according to new statewide survey commissioned […]

Toy dolls are having a Halloween moment. And it’s anything but pretty or cute.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

The frequency and length of daily phone use continues to rise, especially among young people. It’s a global concern, driving recent decisions to ban phones in schools in Canada, the United States and elsewhere.This article […]

Developmental research often tells us how egocentric children are. Yet all too often we hear of children who are forced to demonstrate great courage and care in a crisis.This article is brought to you by […]

Being from Buffalo means getting to eat some of the best wings in the world. It means scraping snow and ice off your car in frigid mornings. And it means making a lifelong vow to […]

A study published in Science Advances about centuries-old horse and donkey bones, unearthed in Jamestown, Virginia, is rewriting the story of how these animals first arrived in North America.This article is brought to you by […]

Every Rosh Hashanah, annual reports are released focused on birth rates, the average number of children per family, and other population growth data. However, there’s another side to these statistics: experiences of involuntary childlessness, in […]

Law enforcement agencies across Canada are sounding the alarm over a rise in sexual extortion (“sextortion”) against young people.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Roughly a quarter of adults in the U.S. are caring for elderly family members or children with an illness or disability—and sometimes both at the same time. Despite family caregiving consuming time and resources for […]