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Scientists have discovered a gene which increases the risk of a child having low IQ. The finding means a genetic test soon after birth could identify babies with the problem – and even paves the way for a treatment to tackle the issue. Children under seven with a common gene variant are four times as

Next time your teacher tells a bad joke and you feel compelled to laugh, beware – they can tell you’re faking it. Researchers from London have discovered our brains carry out different process when we hear genuine laughter compared to fake chuckles. When laughter is forced, for example, it activates a part of the brain

Doing more than three hours of homework per night may be making younger students sick. A study conducted by Stanford Graduate School of Education surveyed more than 4,300 students from ten high-performing public and private high schools in affluent California communities, and found that excessive homework causes high stress levels and physical health problems. ‘We

In our hectic, mile-a-minute existences, it’s easy to forget just how amazing our world truly is. Fortunately, the authors of the newly published 1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off, have made it easy for us to slow down and savor some astonishing scientific facts–about everything from the bodies we live in to

  All parts of the moon, with the exception of the corners of some deep craters that are in permanent shadow, are illuminated by the sun half the time. There is, however, a far side of the moon, which Earth-based observers never get to see, and which remained one of the great mysteries of nature

When your teen is angry and screaming at you, the temptation for many of us is to fight back and scream louder so you “win” the argument. But what does that do? It’s natural to want to push back or stand up for yourself if someone pushes your buttons or provokes you in some way.

Peer pressure doesn’t just come from sketchy people trying to sell you cocaine and LSD. A lot of the time, peer pressure can sneak up on you without you even recognizing it and perhaps even without the people who are pressuring you doing it intentionally. This is where the “recognize” in “PREVAIL” comes into play

  In the frigid month of February, it’s easy to forget about that huge ball of fire at the center of Earth’s orbit. But a trippy new NASA video shows the sun in all its superheated glory — from stupendous sun spots and solar flares to vast swirling eruptions that reveal just how violent solar

Many have long suspected that the male and female brains are very different. Now, researchers at Cambridge University have revealed just what those differences are. By studying over 20 years of neuroscience research, they were able to create a map showing just how the sexes differ. The research, published this week in the prestigious journal