(CNN) -- IQ scores have been steadily falling for the past few decades, and environmental factors are to blame, a new study says. The research suggests that genes aren't what's driving the decline in ...

(CNN) --IQ scores have been steadily falling for the past few decades, and environmental factors are to blame, a new study says. The research suggests that genes aren't what's driving the decline in ...

Disability rights advocates have warned that a Supreme Court case involving death row inmates could have serious consequences ...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 10, heard oral argument in Hamm vs. Smith, a capital case that could reshape how courts evaluate intellectual disability under Atkins v. Virginia and its ...

New data show that many children with autism spectrum disorders have greater academic abilities than previously thought. 90 percent of high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorders showed a ...

According to new research, simply watching a short video that provides some tips on how to answer specific types of questions on an IQ test work can boost your results by as many as 18 points. Nothing ...

We’re all familiar with bumper stickers displayed by proud parents, boasting their child’s honor-roll status or other achievements. But what about this not-so-humblebrag: “My child has the highest IQ ...

Has anyone else noticed all the ad banners on espn.com and SI.com for IQ tests? They tell you the IQs of athletes—Tebow 127, Favre 104, Gretzky 131, Longhorns 105. ‘Tests confirm Favre has lower IQ ...

The gap in IQ scores between whites and African-Americans has narrowed by at least a quarter since 1972, a pair of researchers contend in a new paper that attempts to skewer the argument that ...

Capital Matters is a recurring series by Jordan Steiker that covers federal constitutional regulation of the death penalty ...