From the perspective of complex systems, a range of events – from chemistry and biology to extreme weather and population ecology – can be viewed as large-scale self-emergent phenomena that occur as a ...

Every professional has experience with a slacker, a bully or a manipulator. Conversely, there's the kiss up and the achiever. Regardless, the adult behavior patterns in the workplace affect how you go ...

An unusual study that involved bar coding and tracking the behavior of thousands of individual honey bees in six queenless bee hives and analyzing gene expression in their brains offers new insights ...

If you hold a small water balloon between your two hands and squeeze one side, the water has to go somewhere. This is a lovely global metaphor, as it is perfectly descriptive of the human experience.

Parenting styles have become a major focus in child development research, especially as we learn more about their lasting impact on children's behavior and emotional well-being. Ongoing research ...

Children fall broadly into four eating categories, according to new research at Aston University, and parents feed their children differently depending on those categories. The four categories ...

Ever been in the middle of a heated argument and thought: "Does this mean we're going to break up?" If you're in a stable relationship, chances are the answer is no. But if things have been going ...

Regular self-weighing has been associated with weight loss and maintenance in adults enrolled in a behavioral weight loss intervention; however, few studies have examined the patterns of adherence to ...

Many years ago, when my wife and I first made a home together with three children by a prior marriage, we encountered a problem. The kids complained that I was taking too much time in the shower in ...