Answered by Graham McDougall, Jr., behavioral scientist at U. of Alabama -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Space photos of the week, January 24-30, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: This Cloud’s Going Places appeared first on WIRED.

Being involved helps your child succeed in school—but how do you balance school events and a more than full-time job?You know that your children need your involvement in their lives. And a pile of research shows that parental involvement in their children's education yields positive results. Students whose parents are involved in their schooling tend to score higher on tests and get better grades. Parental involvement is routinely cited as one of the most important factors in a child's academic success.Read Full Story

What role did psychologists play in abetting torture?

And why Iowa is kind of like NASA. The post On Clinton Campaign Trail, Astronaut Mark Kelly Talks Smart Guns appeared first on WIRED.

Bitter taste receptors are not only on the tongue but throughout the body, where they defend us against microbial invaders -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

By Peter Gray, Ph.D.

The U.S. has added 9 million jobs since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2009, per the U.S. Department of Labor.Ted Cruz's assertion during the GOP debate on Thursday night that Obamacare is a "job killer" left some scratching their heads and begging for a fact-check.Read Full Story

The laws of physics work both forward and backward in time. So why does time seem to move in only one direction? One potential answer may also reveal the secrets of the universe’s missing mass. The post Following Time’s Arrow to the Universe’s Biggest Mystery appeared first on WIRED.

Cases are more prevalent but the risk of cognitive decline shows a surprising drop in some countries -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com