As social creatures, we care what others think — but that has a big downside.

The state-funded genomics project aims to be a lasting resource for shaping conservation policy.

UC Davis researchers are bringing the benefits of drugs like LSD and cannabis to light.

Psychologist Matthew Lieberman explains why people don’t view the world the same way others do.

She dreamed for years about sailing among the stars. Her actual experienced surpassed those expectations.

Hookup culture does not seem to be the norm in real college life, says a first-of-its-kind early relationship study.

Knocking out gut bacteria deflates the will, ability to exercise, researchers find.

Giving and receiving praise in the workplace may be key to managing day-to-day stress and can enhance performance under pressure.

After mass shootings, politicians in Washington have failed to pass new gun control legislation, despite public pressure. But laws are being passed at the state level, largely to loosen restrictions.

Salamanders living in the crowns of redwoods are able to glide and maneuver in freefall, suggesting adaptation to living at heights.

Miga and her colleagues led the team that completed the first, gapless sequence of the human genome.

One out of three formula-feeding families reported using a problematic feeding practice during the pandemic, including substituting cow’s milk or extra water.