"Our findings are significant because they show that improved growth from age 1 to 10 years led to taller stature in adulthood..."

Beware of the "summer slide." A childhood education expert offers tips on how to ensure your child is ready for the school year.

Although many new diseases originate in animal populations, a new study suggests it's human behavior that enables outbreaks to spread.

A natural alternative to pesticides may be hiding in a misunderstood plant compound—but it could come at an environmental cost.

In a new paper, researchers argue that deliberate full extinction of harmful species like mosquitoes is acceptable, but only rarely.

"If you have an 'aha! moment' while learning something, it almost doubles your memory."

People with certain psychiatric disorders are at increased risk for cannabis use disorder and vice versa, a new study finds.

"...I wouldn't say this is good news. But it helps us better understand nature and these trends."

A study confirms 2021 findings regarding the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas—about 10,000 years earlier than previously thought.

A new study finds that parents may underestimate their children's exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.