Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...

A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.

Decades after a landmark study showed the lasting health effects of such trauma, researchers are finding ways to guard ...

A response to “The Demise of Conflict Studies” from our winter issue, followed by a reply by the authors. The following is a ...

A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in socially complex species. The findings show diverse sexual behaviors are common — ...

A recent study found that younger males develop a slight risk of cardiovascular disease seven years before females. The risk of coronary heart disease began to diverge between males and females around ...

Government spending can help, but it can also hurt, as badly designed public-housing projects have done. So long as gentrification brings rich and poor together, and offers the latter greater ...

New research looks at the long-term impact of a controversial federal program from the 1990s that demolished housing projects ...

Residents have “raised their children there. Now, they’re raising their grandchildren there,” she says. “It’s a great model.” A new study backs her up. Led by Raj Chetty, a Harvard economist and a ...

University of Texas at Arlington Professor Dana Litt contributed to a study led by Alex Russell, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, that found many parents turn to online peer advice when ...

A new study suggests daily hugs may support mental health, highlighting how everyday physical connection relates to emotional ...

A college degree is supposed to be the great equalizer in the labor market, promising upward mobility and better pay for all. But a new study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology suggests ...