Why do some groups get smarter together while others collapse into groupthink? New research from University of Pennsylvania theoretical biologist Joshua Plotkin and collaborators show that collective intelligence doesn’t emerge by rewarding the most accurate individuals but by rewarding those who improve the group’s prediction as a whole.

The Ocean Equity Index is a scorecard that anyone can use to assess the extent to which ocean projects and policies recognize relevant stakeholders, include them in decision-making and otherwise treat them fairly.

Starting in 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission staged renewed crackdowns, leading to at least 21 board resignations.

But new research from Texas McCombs suggests efforts to reduce collusion and protect consumers may come with unintended consequences: worse corporate governance through loss of industry experience.

One in four U.S. adolescents is exposed to violence in their neighborhood, and those teens are more than twice as likely to use cigarettes, alcohol or drugs to cope, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Arlington.

New research reveals that by 10 months old, infants are already beginning to understand verbs, before they even say their first words.The study, from the University of East Anglia and Cardiff University, is the first to test infants' understanding of verbs using brain imaging technology. The team measured brain rhythms to visualise babies’ understanding of these word classes. And they found that by 10 months, babies could detect inconsistencies between actions and the verbs describing them.