Society

A new study challenges the idea that language stems from a single evolutionary root. Instead, it proposes that our ability to communicate evolved through the interaction of biology and culture, and involves multiple capacities, each […]

Humans bring gender biases to their interactions with Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to new research from Trinity College Dublin and Ludwig-Maximilians Universität (LMU) Munich.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

If “Batman” appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appearance of something unexpected—Batman—disrupts the predictability […]

Imagine you’re in southeast Cape York Peninsula, heading north from the tiny town of Laura—population 133. You’re in a dusty four-wheel drive, bumping over a rough gravel road to a remote location known only to […]

The prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among homeless services workers is associated with career burnout and secondary traumatic stress, according to a new study by a University at Buffalo social work researcher.This article is […]

Throughout history, humans have produced creative solutions to make parenting easier. Today, that might look like smart socks that measure your baby’s vital signs while sleeping or electronic swings that soothe them while you’re trying […]

Traveling on Africa’s roads comes with many challenges. The biggest is arriving at your destination safely. The continent is one of the hotspots of global road trauma. Its traffic deaths account for about one-quarter of […]

Teenagers all over the world use social media and messaging apps as part of their daily lives. This is accompanied by growing concerns about negative effects of social media on youth mental health—and ongoing debates […]

Nearly 36% of forcibly displaced adolescent girls and young women living in urban informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda, reported that their first sexual experience was nonconsensual—which, for many, marked the beginning of a cycle of […]

On Christmas Day 2021, Jaswant Singh Chail scaled the walls of Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow. When confronted by police, he stated: “I’m here to kill the queen.”This article is brought to you by […]