violence

Researchers propose that the method could be used to rein in violence.

Researching the rare, but all-too-common, disease of gun violence in America will take a concerted political effort.

A champion of peer counseling and a barrier-breaker for black women, she passed away after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

In the book’s introduction, author and neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky explains his fascination with the biology of violence and other dark parts of human behavior.

Animal rights extremists have more recently targeted individuals, rather than the universities they work for, according to a new report.  

An analysis of 60 studies finds that warmer temperatures and extreme rainfall lead to a rise in violence.

Feeling for other people may not come naturally to psychopaths, but they could be capable of putting themselves in others’ shoes.

Just three days after five people involved in the polio vaccine effort in Pakistan were shot by unidentified assailants, three more are killed.

Five workers at anti-polio campaigns were shot at close range this week, creating a major setback for efforts to prevent the crippling disease.

Civil unrest is twice as likely during warm El Niño years.

Are the triple digit temperatures provoking people to do their worst?