The Poverty, Inequality and Human Development team conducts research across a wide range of topics that broadly covers issues related to improving the wellbeing of people, particularly less well-off ...

New research links an ancient DNA sequence to neuron growth, brain-cell balance, and a cognitive flexibility trait that may ...

It’s no secret that too many sugary drinks can cause general health issues. Overdoing it overwhelms your intestines, so your body sends it elsewhere, like the liver.

Human settlements are the foundation of human existence, shaping how we live, work, and connect with each other and the environment.

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study ...

Artificial general intelligence — smarter-than-human AI capable of performing virtually all tasks — risks spiraling out of human control, MIT professor and Future of Life Institute President ...