The Hidden Costs of Uprooting Your Family
A Danish study suggests moving during one’s early to mid-adolescent years is a risk factor for a variety…
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Growing Up Poor, Eating Too Much as an Adult
Moving up on the socioeconomic ladder as you age may not be enough to distance yourself from the…
Does a Woman’s Period Affect Her Athletic Performance?
Exercise scientists don’t really know, and that’s a problem, according to a new editorial. By Kate Wheeling (Photo:…
Was the Planet Ever Really Pristine?
Not for thousands of years, researchers say—and it’s time we owned up to that fact. By Nathan Collins…
The Perverse Effects of Prison on Black Men’s Mental Health
Black men who’ve been incarcerated are psychologically better off when another family member goes up the river—and that’s…
Are California’s Youth Offender Parole Hearings Working?
A new study evaluates whether California’s new specialized parole hearings live up to the Supreme Court’s mandate to give juvenile lifers a real shot at release.
Prescription Painkillers Could Make Pain Last Longer
A study in rats hints that morphine and other opioids trigger inflammation and, as a result, more pain…
Where Bees Get Their Pollen and Pesticides
Urban gardeners and mosquito-abatement could be partly to blame for bee declines. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty…
Are Wildfires Getting Worse?
Globally, no, but there are big regional variations—and climate change isn’t the necessarily the most important factor. By…
Infants Learn Better When Listening to Human Speech—or Lemurs
New experiments suggest infants narrow their attention to focus on humans not because they’re human, but because humans…