Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 21 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02551-zA genome-wide meta-regression analysis of social behaviour studying ~500,000 observations from ~70,000 individuals, modelling context-specific SNP variation as explained by social domains, informants and age, identified six associated loci.

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The Center for Open Science has announced that from November 16, 2026, no new projects can be created on the Open Science Framework. After F...

The Center for Open Science announced a significant change to the Open Science Framework (OSF). This post shares what led to the change, implications, and what's next.

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Nature Human Behaviour - Although many believe our moral circles expand with age, this Perspective discusses an early-emerging tendency to care for others.

Children punish to reciprocate harm (retributive motives) and to prevent future wrongdoing (consequentialist motives). Building on this idea, we wante…

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For years now, we’ve been repeatedly pointing out that the “social media is destroying kids” narrative, popularized by Jonathan Haidt and others, has been built on a foundation of…

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The research found little evidence that time spent on social media or frequent gaming causes mental health problems in early-to-mid adolescence.

AbstractBackground. The effects of adolescent digital technology use (e.g. social media, gaming) on their mental health are a major public health concern,

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Analyses of information held within the Home Office Homicide Index, which contains detailed record-level information about each homicide recorded by police in England and Wales.