behaviour

School leaders in England feel compelled to continue using a system of escalating punitive measures to manage student behaviour, even though they...

Researchers argue that the findings hold lessons for social media companies and the “perverse incentives” driving political polarisation online.

A new experiment, launching today online, aims to help ‘inoculate’ against disinformation by providing a small dose of perspective from a “fake news...

A new study shows that even those presumably best informed on the environment find it hard to consistently “walk the walk”, prompting scientists to...

New research finds that misinformation on climate change can psychologically cancel out the influence of accurate statements. However, if legitimate...

The first study to look at the impact of the relationship with teachers on adolescent behaviour finds that a positive teacher-student relationship...

Genetic tests that provide an estimate of an individual’s risk of developing diseases such as lung cancer and heart disease do not appear to motivate...

The discovery of a brain circuit ‘shortcut’ could explain why some addicts unintentionally relapse, and suggests that a shift in focus for therapies...