Adolescent : Discovery News

The Teen Brain on Rage: How It's Different

Posted by Sheila Eldred Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:57 PM ET | 0

An immature brain may play a role in making teens like the 17-year-old suspect in the Ohio shootings more prone to violence. Read more

MTV at 30: How It Changed Youth Culture: Photos

Posted Mon Aug 1, 2011 10:00 AM ET | 0

Take a look back at 30 years of MTV's influence on music and culture. Read more

Boy, 15, Gets A Robotic Heart

Posted Mon Oct 4, 2010 05:26 AM ET | 0

A 15-year-old Italian boy has become the first child patient to receive an artificial heart. Read more

Girls Hitting Puberty at Younger Age: Study

Posted Mon Aug 9, 2010 03:55 PM ET | 0

Young girls are becoming little women faster than expected. Read more

Teen Brain Wired to Take Risks

Posted by Emily Sohn Mon May 17, 2010 12:09 PM ET | 0

The adolescent brain is extra sensitive to reward signals when pay-off for a risk is higher than expected. Read more

Killer Whale Trainer Death Tied to Mating, Isolation

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Thu Feb 25, 2010 02:24 AM ET | 0

Boredom, isolation and raging hormones may all have contributed to the tragic attack by a SeaWorld killer whale. Read more

Children Can Inherit Mom's Abuse-Altered Brain

Posted by Josh Clark Wed Dec 9, 2009 06:32 AM ET | 0

Neurological changes in child abuse victims may be passed on to offspring, new research shows. Read more

Mysterious Space Blobs 'Tween' Galaxies: Discovery News

Posted Wed Jun 24, 2009 01:47 PM ET

Mysterious space blobs aren't infant galaxies as astronomers once thought. Read more

Chimps, Other Apes Laugh Like People: Discovery News

Posted Mon Jun 8, 2009 08:12 AM ET

Humans aren't the world's only laughers, according to a new study that determined gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos all enjoy a good chuckle too, often literally rolling over with laughter during social play. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Thu May 8, 2008 12:43 PM ET

New findings explain why most dinosaur skeletons exhibit pits, grooves, furrows and even entire gnawed-off sections: Flesh-and-bone-eating insects were the culprits. Read more