Social Science

Classic Japanese kaiju movies provide an allegorical framework to better understand the American president He tramples things without intending to....

Acute pancreatitis is rising in South Australia at a faster pace than expected, according to a new 16-year population study...

Acute psychosocial stress may act as a hidden accelerator of opioid reinforcement, according to a new randomized laboratory study in...

A new study in the British Journal of Social Psychology explains why conspiracy beliefs sometimes remain “mental convictions” and sometimes...

A new UC Irvine–led poll released four months before Election Day suggests Orange County remains a rare political battleground, with...

In a new study that sharpens the neural timeline of early psychosis, researchers report that a core measure of brain...

Female sweat bees face a high-stakes decision as they mature: stay in the nest and help their mother raise more...

Archaic humans may have faced the same early-life challenge as modern parents: raising infants who were physically helpless at birth,...

Rising heatwaves—growing in frequency, duration, and intensity—are increasingly recognized as a threat to human health, especially for older adults whose...

Microbiome research is increasingly pointing to the gut–brain axis as an important pathway for mental health, linking microbial communities to...