Feb. 29, 2024 A new paper examines the possible effects of two properties of receiver playing fields documented in studies of animal psychology -- habituation and neural adaptation -- on the efficacy of mate ...
Feb. 29, 2024 The likelihood that a girl will participate in high school sports in the United States is driven not so much by individual choice, new research suggests. Instead, decisions made by parents, the ...
Feb. 14, 2024 Gender, culture, and age all appear to play a role in how emojis are interpreted, according to a new ...
Feb. 12, 2024 Children's interest in, and competence perceptions of, mathematics are generally quite positive as they begin school, but turn less positive during the first three years. This is shown by a ...
Dec. 21, 2023 In a new study, viewers of Facebook users' posts came away with perceptions of the users that differed from the users' own ...
Oct. 20, 2023 In the largest-ever review of faculty retention in the United States, researchers reveal how harassment, a sense of not belonging and other factors contribute to a lack of gender diversity among ...
Oct. 16, 2023 Fathers and mothers who believe men should hold the power and authority in society and the family were less responsive to their children during family interactions, according to University of ...
Oct. 5, 2023 Young female chess players often face gender bias both in the male-dominated chess world and among parents and mentors who believe girls have less potential to succeed in chess than boys, according ...
Oct. 1, 2023 In a common metaphor used to describe human fertilization, sperm cells are competitors racing to penetrate a passive egg. But as critics have noted, the description is also a 'fairy tale,' ...
Aug. 29, 2023 Among the negative impacts of extreme weather events around the world is one that most people may not think of: an increase in child ...
Aug. 21, 2023 Struggling with a teenager who refuses to ditch digital devices at night and wakes up grumpy? Boarding school could be the ...
Aug. 14, 2023 Men navigate their intimate partner relationships depending on their masculine style, says new research which drew from in-depth interviews with 92 straight men ages 19 to 43 from diverse cultural ...
Aug. 10, 2023 Life is harder for adolescents who are not attractive or athletic. New research shows low attractive and low athletic youth became increasingly unpopular over the course of a school year, leading to ...
Aug. 9, 2023 Researchers have discovered that a subcategory of brain cells responds to stress in a totally different manner in males and females. The findings could lead to a better understanding of health ...
Aug. 7, 2023 Social media can help women in Egypt identify more resources to help stop domestic violence, according to a study led by MIT ...
July 31, 2023 How did the Corona pandemic and the measures taken to get it under control affect the quality of life and mental health of men and ...
July 4, 2023 A study involving more than 745,000 adolescents from 41 countries across Europe and North America identified an increase in the amount of teenagers who underestimate their body ...
May 31, 2023 Young babies make many squeals, vowel-like sounds, growls, and short word-like sounds such as 'ba' or 'aga.' Those precursors to speech or 'protophones' are later ...
May 30, 2023 Being obese significantly increases the chances of also developing mental disorders. This applies to all age groups, with women at higher risk than men for most ...
May 24, 2023 Researchers at the University of Bath surveyed over 4,000 people to test social ability and found that being female and educated are some of the best predictors for how well you get on with and ...