Adolescents are known for risky behavior, with teenagers in the U.S. more likely than younger children to die from injury. But what’s responsible for this uptick in risk-taking around puberty? Our new ...

Have you ever wondered how your childhood relationship with your parents shaped the person you are today? Scientists have long known that early attachment to caregivers plays a crucial role in human ...

Dr. Hannah Arens, the Sedgwick County Zoo's director of animal health, made a call to several local surgeons after young ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Our new observations of physical risk-taking in chimpanzees suggests that the rise in ...