Science & Society

  1. Health & Medicine

    Teens who play violent video games aren’t any more violent

    A careful new study shows that teens who play violent video games are no more aggressive than other teens.

    By Alison Pearce Stevens
  2. Humans

    Grandmother can be good for grandkids — up to a point

    Women who live past their child-bearing years often help their grandchildren survive, data now suggest. But that help may depend on her age and how close by she lives.

    By Sujata Gupta
  3. Health & Medicine

    Analyze This: Most teens have been cyberbullied

    Name-calling was the most common type of six types of cyberbullying that surveyed teens reported.

    By Lillian Steenblik Hwang
  4. Science & Society

    Students strike to spur adults into climate action

    Students worldwide are demanding action on climate change. Coordinated school strikes were slated to take place around the world on March 15.

    By Kathiann Kowalski
  5. Tech

    Rise of the botnets

    Botnets are armies of connected, infected computers that attack websites and other online businesses. Some scientists have found ways to use connected computers for good, too.

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Psychology

    Easing test anxiety boosts science grades in low-income students

    Giving lower-income students mental tools to cope with test anxiety boosted their science grades.

    By Sujata Gupta
  7. Health & Medicine

    Later school starts linked to better teen grades

    A Seattle study confirms that later high school start times improve teens’ sleep and grades. Fitbit-like activity trackers provided the evidence.

    By Silke Schmidt
  8. Science & Society

    School bullying has risen in areas that supported Trump

    Bullying rose in areas that favored Republican Donald Trump in the 2016 election for U.S. president. The new findings come from surveys of Virginia middle school students.

    By Kathiann Kowalski
  9. Science & Society

    Watching meat rot helps decode what Neandertals ate

    One scientist has measured the chemical makeup of decaying meat. She’s comparing it against what’s in fossil bones to figure out what Neandertals ate.

    By Laurel Hamers
  10. Tech

    This grid moves energy, but not always reliably

    The grid that brings you electricity faces a host of threats. Engineers are at work to make it more reliable and nimble.

    By Kathiann Kowalski
  11. Oceans

    Climate change makes seas rise faster and faster

    Climate change is boosting the average rate of global sea level rise. Steps can limit the worst impacts and help people adapt. But time to act is running short.

    By Kathiann Kowalski
  12. Science & Society

    Building resilience to climate’s emerging impacts

    The growing field of resilience science studies how communities and habitats can bounce back from stress and disruptions.

    By Kathiann Kowalski