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Study finds people who expect others to vote are more likely to vote themselves
What role does a person's circle of acquaintances play in whether they will turn out to vote? If people think their friends and family will vote, does that create social...
Relating to someone else's situation 'equally' can be validating, shows research
Have you ever wanted to tell someone you were in the same situation as them, but you refrained because you didn't want to seem competitive or steal their spotlight?
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US Surgeon General warns of a ‘profound risk of harm’ for kids on social media
The public advisory comes two weeks after the American Psychological Association's own assessment of the issue. Deposit Photos Following a similar report issued by the American Psychological Association (APA) earlier this month, the US...
Activity sessions in daycare already nurturing emotional skills by 10 weeks, finds research
Concerns are growing about the well-being of children and adolescents and their increasing inequality in Finland. Early childhood education and care provides an environment where these concerns can be addressed...
How can universities better understand students' experiences of violence and victimization?
Researchers from City, University of London, in collaboration with the University of Surrey, De Montfort University, Universities UK (UUK) and the National Centre (NatCen) for Social Research have conducted the...
Rapper Fetty Wap gets six years in prison for cocaine trafficking
Rapper Fetty Wap, legal name William Junior Maxwell II, was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for drug trafficking. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess nearly...
Rapper Fetty Wap gets six years in prison for cocaine trafficking
Rapper Fetty Wap, legal name William Junior Maxwell II, was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for drug trafficking. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess nearly...
Donald Trump's legal woes: 6 ongoing cases against the former president
In addition to becoming the first former president to be criminally indicted Donald Trump faces criminal probes and civil lawsuits in various jurisdictions.
Sen. Bernie Sanders urges Joe Biden to use 14th Amendment on debt limit
As the United States inches closer to what would be its first-ever default on the national debt, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., called on President Joe Biden to enact the 14th...
New is good: Novelty is essential to keeping bright learners engaged this summer
Parents and caregivers lining up summer camps and other opportunities to occupy their kids when school is out have one more thing to consider as they plan: novelty.
Want to improve young scientists’ mentoring experience? Train their mentors in cultural awareness
Scientists who reflect on their racial and ethnic identities—as well as on those of their mentees—have the potential to be better mentors. And mentees of these scientists were also more likely to say...
Young people engaging in anti-social behavior online seek social approval, study finds
Young adults engage in online anti-social behavior for fun and social approval, and those who perpetrate this behavior tend to have lower cognitive empathy scores than average, according to a...
Gender trumps politics in determining people's ability to read others' minds, study finds
Political parties regularly claim to have their finger on the pulse and be able to read the public mood. Yet a new study challenges the idea that being political makes...
Advice for 2023 graduates
On the eve of Commencement, we asked a group of faculty members to share some advice for graduates as they finish one chapter and start another — what to do, what not...
How the epigenetic landscape modulates pioneer transcription factor binding
Like thread tightly wrapped around a spool, DNA is wrapped around histones and packaged into structures called nucleosomes. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are exploring how a type...
Fast-growing chickens: Judge dismisses 'Frankenchickens' farming welfare case
A high court judge dismisses a legal challenge over the welfare of fast-growing chickens on farms.
Rapid increase in illegal ketamine use feared
Dramatic increases in illegal ketamine found by law enforcement from 2017 through last year have sparked concerns over a possible spike in recreational use, researchers said Wednesday.
Australian police officer charged in stun gun death of 95-year-old woman
An Australian police officer faces multiple charges in the stun gun death of a 95-year-old woman, authorities said Wednesday.
With Still, Michael J. Fox wanted to get real about sharing his journey with Parkinson's disease
The documentary STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, was released on Apple TV+ earlier this month and the celebrated actor sat down for an interview with CBC’s Harry Forestell to...
Biden, first lady to host White House ceremony to mark one-year anniversary of Uvalde shooting
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host a ceremony at the White House Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the massacre at Robb Elementary School in...
Woman dies after being struck by King Charles III's sister-in-law's motorcade
The Duchess of Edinburgh sent her condolences Wednesday to the family of an 81-year-old woman her police motorcade knocked down in London earlier this month after it was announced she...
President Bacow praises students in his final Baccalaureate address
President Larry Bacow saluted the strength and mettle of the Class of 2023, whose years at the College were marked by the far-reaching disruption of the pandemic, in his final Baccalaureate address Tuesday...
China's pique: Cultural misperceptions feed hostility with U.S.
On the current course, a clash between the United States and China seems inevitable unless profound changes are made.
Ben Wang: Disney's 'American Born Chinese' perfect metaphor for Asian American experience
Ben Wang says his new Disney+ action-dramedy, "American Born Chinese," accurately captures the pressures many Asian American youths experience in real life.
More than 150 groups urge Congress to reject the HALT Fentanyl Act
Public health, criminal justice reform and civil rights groups are urging Congress to reject the HALT Fentanyl Act, which they say is "yet another iteration of the drug war's ineffective...
Catholic Church in Illinois underreported child sex abuse, report finds
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul released the "Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse in Illinois," which names hundreds of Catholic priests who are accused of sexually abusing thousands of...
Study reveals unique molecular machinery of woman who can't feel pain
The biology underpinning a rare genetic mutation that allows its carrier to live virtually pain-free, heal more rapidly and experience reduced anxiety and fear, has been uncovered by new research...