We know that a complex web of biology, psychology, and environment drives aggressive behavior in humans. But a recent, massive review of existing research sheds light on a highly specific piece of the ...

NEW YORK – Cigarette smokers have lower IQs than non-smokers, and the more a person smokes, the lower their IQ, a study in over 20,000 Israeli military recruits suggests. Young men who smoked a pack ...

Scientists report that children exposed before birth to a common class of pesticides can have lower IQ levels when they reach school age. The pesticides, known as organophosphates, are widely used in ...

(The Hill) — A new study of human intelligence posits a narrative that may surprise the general public: American IQs rose dramatically over the past century, and now they seem to be falling. Cognitive ...

What distinguishes somebody with high intelligence quotient (IQ) scores, besides the annoying habit of finding a way to inject that fact into almost any conversation? According to a new study from ...

But a new study of over 1,000 people from the United Kingdom says my intuition about these individuals might be a bit more accurate than I originally thought. The overall finding was that people who ...

When He Jiankui announced that he had “edited” two embryos in hopes of ensuring they would become immune to the virus that causes AIDS, he also announced his opposition to using the same gene-editing ...

Have you ever wondered what sets highly intelligent people apart from the rest? Intelligence isn’t just about scoring well on tests-it’s reflected in everyday behaviors and personality traits that ...