Smoking Raises Grandkids’ Asthma Risks Long Before They’re Born
A new study finds a link between grandmothers' smoking and their grandchildren developing asthma and wheezing.
What the 2015 MacArthur Fellows Are Up to
The latest scientists to win the "genius grants" are learning about the brain, turning sewage into useful stuff, and everything in between.
Why Does Education Improve Health? It’s Complicated
Finnish researchers look for the elusive link between more schooling and better health—but find it's more complex than we might like.
The Non-Rise of the Massive Data Breach
Massive data breaches aren't getting any bigger, researchers say—but that might just mean the IT department is doing its job.
Taking Names, Saving Trees
Brazil's program of increased enforcement in communities with high deforestation rates appears to have worked.
Are Americans Really More Narcissistic?
Everybody thinks Americans are narcissistic—even Americans—but they're only partly right, psychologists argue.
Fact Checking Might Make Politicians More Honest
Political scientists warned politicians to be on their best behavior— and it looks like it worked.
Conspiracy Theorists Aren’t So Different From the Rest of Us
Researchers discover that conspiracy theorists are no more or less likely to find patterns in random noise, suggesting there's more to the phenomenon than just a need for order and control.
With Nicotine Addiction, It’s Like Mother, Like Daughter
A new analysis shows parents have a powerful influence on their children's smoking habits, and nicotine-addicted mothers have a particularly strong effect on their daughters.