Training in imitation inhibition can help improve understanding of other people's emotional expressions.
New research with fish shows that gut microbes can influence the early development of social skills.
The US National Ignition Center has carried out a nuclear fusion reaction that released more energy than was needed to trigger it, but that doesn't mean we're close to using fusion as an energy source.
People who take more steps per day have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Two large clinical trials show that three different vaccination schedules are safe and generate durable immune responses in children and adults.
Sometimes you just stare at yourself. Researchers have studied whether you really don't think about anything or whether your thoughts wander uncontrollably.
The indigenous people of New Guinea have inherited genetic sequences from the Denisovans that would have improved their ancestors' defenses against new infections.
Even people who tend to think conventionally can be creative if they are able to see emotional situations from a different perspective.
An analysis carried out in Auckland and which has used a new method capable of detecting smaller particles suggests that the air in our cities could contain more microplastics than previously believed.
The frequent use of these devices to calm infants makes it difficult to teach them to manage their feelings during a critical period of development.