Meredith F. Small

Many Americans are trekking to Washington, D.C., to witness the inauguration. Will there be enough toilets?

Is religion the opium of the masses or does it help us stay in line?

Any research that informs us about language production is important because words are what make humans special.

It's been a hard year, a scary year, but we'll all be OK, won’t we?

Is it the face, body, personality or promises? The evolutionary psychologists have an answer but is it right?

There's something "right" about a nuclear family, or so we think.

An Iron Age stone slab confirms that people have been into the idea of a soul for a long time.

A new fossil pelvis upends evolutionary thinking about painful labor during birth.

Grandma might be the best daycare available, better even than a child’s mother.

Humans are creatures who need leaders.

A new service will email anyone you have had sex with if you get an STD.

We had some folks over to play Monopoly, but then the bottom fell out of the game.

Immigration: the most disadvantaged kids might turn out to be the whiz kids.

We pay dearly for the evolutionary advantage of our social connections.

Humans are the most capable animals on Earth. But, geez, it sure is hard to be us.

I heard all about the stress of corporate life this week from my fifth-grader.

The possibility of twins for Tut also underscores the fact that conceiving twins is a common human story.

We had only one rule when my daughter was born — sleep when the baby sleeps.

Economists weigh in on whether it's a good idea to hold kids back in school.

Recycling goes beyond sorting your trash in other countries.

The answer lies in our tree living past.

Field scientists do science amid political strife and disintegrating habitats.

Happy faces have a deeper influence on culture than you might think.

The truth is that conceiving a child is actually pretty difficult.

Childhood is a carefree time, that is, unless your country is torn apart by war.