Social Science

Barbie and Ken, long-standing symbols of idealized beauty, may be edging closer to the proportions of real human bodies. A...

East Hanover, New Jersey—August 7, 2026—More working-age people with disabilities entered the labor market in July, even as labor force...

A new psychological intervention designed specifically for internet gaming disorder has shown promising results among college students, offering evidence that...

Food deserts are often presented as blank spaces on a map: neighborhoods where supermarkets are scarce, residents must travel farther...

A pair of exceptionally well-preserved ancient genomes is reshaping the story of how the people of Japan emerged, revealing genetic...

Gratitude interventions can improve mood, optimism, life satisfaction and feelings of social connection across a wide range of cultures, but...

For many parents, a screen can become an emergency tool: a way to calm a child during a meltdown, occupy...

A major analysis of internet-based depression treatments has identified who is most likely to stop participating before completing the program,...

Aging may be driven not only by the gradual accumulation of cellular damage, but also by biological programs that continue...

Large language models may be able to do more than generate personality questionnaires: they may already contain a working statistical...