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Kids' screen time, psychological issues linked
Children who spend over two hours daily in front of television set or computer are more likely to experience psychological issues, a new study shows.
To Hell & Back: How 69 Days Underground Affects Spirituality
As the Chilean miners are rescued, many people cited God as the force that kept the trapped miners alive for 68 days.
Young people with mental health problems at risk of falling through 'gap' in care services
Many young people with mental health problems are at risk of falling through a huge gap in provision when they move from adolescent to adult care services, according to new...
Online games as social meeting places
boundary crossing in online games, researchers Jonas Linderoth and Camilla Olsson at the University of Gothenburg analyse the culture of online games and the boundary-crossing community associated with the activity....
Study: Students learning abroad increase drinking
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP 2010-10-11T23:53:01Z SEATTLE (AP) -- Students who go abroad while in college are likely to increase...
Video: Say "Hello" to S. Korea's Talking Elephant
An elephant at a South Korean zoo has attracted the attention of an international research team amid reports that the animal can talk. Rob Muir reports.
Video: "Life is a Stage in the Internet Age"
Psychologists Dr. Jennifer Hartstein and Dr. Jeff Gardere weigh in on Duke University sex scandal and student Karen Owen's mock thesis about "horizontal academics" by informing people in online ethics.
Study identifies neural pathways for fear responses in zebrafish
A new study on the behavior of the zebrafish by Japanese researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute has uncovered a key role for a region of the brain called...
What Type Of Music Makes People Happiest?
Music has a remarkable ability to conjure up strong emotions in people. It can cheer you up, bring you down, and in the case of boybands, cause severe anger and...
Making decisions is the third way we learn, research shows
Experts have long believed there are two main ways our brains work: cognition, which is thinking or processing information, and affect, which is feeling or emotion. However, a new breakthrough...
The number game | Matt Parker
Numerologists get a far better press than they deserve, but Matt Parker finds he has an unexpected empathy with themI like patterns. I only ever buy palindromic values of petrol because numbers...
Research discovers how the deaf have super vision
Deaf or blind people often report enhanced abilities in their remaining senses, but up until now, no one has explained how and why that could be. Researchers at The University...
If the queen is the Queen, why is the pope not the Pope? And other questions | Mind your language
Q&A The Guardian style guide editors answer readers' queries – first in a seriesWe receive a large number of questions about Guardian style and wider language issues. This is the first in...
Want something? Then learn how to negotiate
Negotiating skills needn't be the preserve of the boardroom, says a Pulitzer prize-winning former adviser to the UNFrom spending cuts and coalition politics to the Israel-Palestine talks, it's hard to escape from negotiations...
End of the road for runaway pig
A pig that sparked an international media furore when it escaped from a slaughterhouse has died at the age of 13.
A bit of tarnish on marijuana's benign reputation
As California considers legalizing pot, there has been little discussion about the potential fallout on people's health. But it can be addictive, attested by one woman's $5,000-a-year habit.In 1969, Carol...
The M.D.: When anger reaches the danger zone
Everyone gets upset on occasion. But intense, out-of-control anger could be classified as an illness, according to a growing number of mental health experts.There's nothing like a children's sporting event...
Science of 'Battlestar Galactica' Revealed at NY Comic Con
Fans of Battlestar Galactica might have foreseen the ending of the series if only they'd paid attention to the science behind the show.
Marijuana, Once Divisive, Brings Some Families Closer
As doctors expect more older patients to turn to marijuana for medicinal use, some middle-age children find themselves buying the drug for their parents.
Baby signing: the new baby talk
Well before they can speak, toddlers can communicate using gestures alone. But will learning to baby sign help comedian Alex Horne and young Tom have their first father-and-son chat?Although Tom and I have...
Science is Vital
It's not a threat, it's not whining. We're scientists and we are reporting the facts.The last time I went on a demo was more than twenty years ago. It was either poll...
Scientists to look for China's Bigfoot
A group of Chinese scientists and explorers is looking for international help to mount a new search for the country's answer to Bigfoot, known locally as the "Yeren", or "wild...
Virtual Revulsion Therapy: Pixelated Pests Help Treat Cockroach Phobia
For people with katsaridaphobia, or the fear of cockroaches, the common pests are more than nuisances--they are the stuff of nightmares. When some phobics spot one of the skittering beasts...
Facebook co-founders give $170K to pro-pot measure
(AP) -- California's ballot measure to legalize marijuana has a new friend: Facebook co-founder Sean Parker has given $100,000 to back the proposal.
Ubisoft jumps on Kinect motion-sensing videogame controls
French videogame star Ubisoft is showing off its moves with titles that capitalize on Kinect motion-sensing Xbox 360 console controllers set to debut in November.
Alienated youths are more likely to lash out
When people are rejected by peers, they often lash out. In children, that aggression occasionally takes horrifying directions, leading to school shootings or other deadly acts. Researchers in the Netherlands...
Superhero or Supervillain: Which Lurks Inside You?
Power need not corrupt everyone who suddenly gets superpowers, as long as they have the right personality and background.
PTSD interrupts lives long after trauma
Throughout much of her young adult life, Terry Hatcher was living in a disassociated state, disconnected from the world -- zoned out. She tried to commit suicide at age 21.