Apple investors urge action to curb child gadget addiction | AP

Image by Jose Roberto Navas. Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)Jan. 8, 2018 (AP) -- Two major Apple investors have urged the iPhone maker to take action to curb growing smartphone addiction among children, highli ...

Hidden Genetic Variation Helps Drive Evolution | Mahul Chakraborty

First author Mahul Chakraborty looks through several specimens of fruit flies to identify new phenotypes. Credit: UCI Dec. 22, 2017 (Phys.org) -- Identifying complex mutations in the structure of an ...

The clown show “Left” reacts to #metoo | Mickey Z.

CC0 Public Domain Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 12, 2017 For anyone dwelling outside the “radical” hive mind, the Clown Show Left™ was yet again exposed in 2016. The full gamut of misogyny was u ...

TOON: In Alabama, Child Molesting Is A Christian Value! | Monica Farrington

In Alabama, Child Molesting Is A Christian Value! Political Commentary By Monica Farrington TOON: In Alabama, Child Molesting Is A Christian Value! by Monica Farrington is licensed under a Creative C ...

Gene variants identified that may influence sexual orientation in men and boys | Bob Yirka

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Dec. 8, 2017 (Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have found two gene variants that appear to be more prevalent in gay men than straight men, adding further evidence of sexual ori ...

Study sheds light on the voices in our head | Wendy Van Zuijlen

We spend a lot of our time talking to ourselves in our heads. Credit: UNSW Science Dec. 8, 2017 (Medical Xpress) -- New research showing that talking to ourselves in our heads may be the same as spea ...

Many different types of anxiety and depression exist, new study finds | Leanne Williams, Ph.D.

Credit: Stanford University Dec. 8, 2017 (Phys.org) -- Five new categories of mental illness that cut across the current more broad diagnoses of anxiety and depression have been identified by researc ...

From the hearts and minds of men: Torture (vol. 1) | Mickey Z.

Dan Mitrione (above left); also shown a finger crushing device, an electric shock device, and dental devices - all smuggled into Brazil and Uruguay by "diplomatic pouch" from the United States. Mitri ...

The 4 elements of a real apology | Mickey Z.

Image Source: CNN Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 30, 2017 “I think the world honestly would be a much healthier place if instead of trying to find rationalizations for our bad behavior we would j ...

Get Ready for Concealed Guns in All 50 States | Polly Mosendz

Nov. 30, 2017 (Bloomberg) -- The National Rifle Association has called the concealed carry bill, which would make it easier for gun owners to keep their firearms hidden when crossing state lines, its ...

Researchers identify new genes associated with cognitive ability | Todd Lencz

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Nov. 22017 (Phys.org) -- Investigators at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research discovered dozens of new genetic variations associated with a person's general cogniti ...