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Gender role beliefs can shape desire for parenthood

Lead researchers Nicole Hiekel from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) and Katia Begall from the Radboud Universiteit examined how gender role attitudes influence family planning decisions. The researchers ...

What 'Adolescence' gets right (and wrong) about the manosphere

In the final episode of Netflix's harrowing miniseries, "Adolescence," the parents of Jamie Miller—the 13-year-old boy accused of killing a girl at his school that precipitates the events of the show—grapple with the ...

An app can change how you see yourself at work

By most accounts, confidence is a prerequisite for workplace success. What if it could be trained, even subtly rewired, using something as simple as a smartphone app?

Refugees define success on their own terms, study finds

Refugees resettled in the U.S. often define success in ways that go far beyond economic self-sufficiency, according to a new study co-authored by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis. Published in Refugee Survey ...

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How memes spread conspiracy theories, and what to consider before sharing one
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Why our reasons for pursuing goals either help or hinder well-being
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Land reparations are possible, and more than 225 US communities are already working to make amends
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'Who the messenger is matters': Cultural leaders can positively influence population growth
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Urban U.S. hate crime declined slightly in 2024, but anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim crimes rose, says report
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Why children may have taken part in creating prehistoric cave art
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Prey size plays surprising role in competition among wolves, bears and cougars
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Quantum statistical approach quiets big, noisy data
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Common catalyst works by cycling between two different forms, upending a long-held supposition
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The fungal circadian clock: A potential target for combating plant diseases
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Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit moon
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Firefly light gives rise to sensor that detects cellular alterations
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Bonobos combine calls in similar ways to human language, study finds
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Molecular clock analysis shows bacteria used oxygen long before widespread photosynthesis
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Animal behavioral diversity at risk in the face of declining biodiversity
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Some insects are declining, but what's happening to the other 99%?
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Fluorescent biosensor tracks plant RNA in real time for better crops and biosecurity
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Antibiotic resistance among key bacterial species plateaus over time, study shows
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Climate change and prehistoric human populations: Study finds eastward shift of settlement areas at end of last Ice Age
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Stem cell barcoding reveals how the brain and inner ear are formed
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Cellular regulator of mRNA vaccine revealed, offering new therapeutic options
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Intriguing excess of top-quark pairs hints at discovery of smallest composite particle

Can one buy the greatest gift?

Can money buy happiness? An age-old question with as yet no definitive answer. The ancient philosophers could not find it, nor can modern economists with their spreadsheets and algorithms. A study published in the International ...

Could bullying be an evolutionary trait?

Bullying is a serious problem that impacts hundreds of millions of young people across the world each year. Defined as the goal-directed, harmful abuse of a power imbalance, bullying can cause serious, long-term physical ...

How power at work follows you at home—for better and worse

New research reveals that feeling powerful at work creates both benefits and challenges that can impact your ability to relax at home. The study, authored by researchers at the University of Florida and Florida State University, ...