Underground, Crustaceans May Help Fight Climate Change
Small, soil-dwelling animals may help ease climate change, a new study shows.
Start Sending Parolees to New Neighborhoods
They'll stay out of trouble longer, a new study suggests.
Sexual Equality and Cooperation, Hunter-Gatherer Style
A two-year study of modern hunter-gatherer societies suggests that sexual equality led people to live with fewer kin and, in turn, the evolution of cooperation.
Could Strong Hands Mean a Longer Life?
A study finds that grip strength is a stronger predictor of future health than blood pressure, though the reasons why remain unclear.
Speaking a Mile in Someone Else’s Shoes
A new study suggests children exposed to other languages better understand what other people want.
Trade In? Maybe Don’t
Economists find that trading in a used car bumps up the price of the new one you take home—by a lot.
White Flight and Housing Market Collapse
A new study links foreclosures to increasing racial segregation, especially in neighborhoods that had been relatively integrated.
Fighting Epidemics With Math
Researchers tame the complicated social dynamics of infection by re-thinking reality.
Bird Feeding Is for the Birds
A study suggests that setting out bread crumbs and seeds mostly attracts invasive birds, perhaps at the expense of native species.