As children go back to school this fall, a new cross-cultural study finds that for both Chinese and American middle schoolers, students who feel supported by their teachers tend to have higher self-esteem, and those who don't feel supported by fellow students are more likely to be depressed.

By Glynn, Peter W; Wellington, Gerard M; Riegl, Bernhard; Olson, Donald B; Et al Abstract: Three surveys at Easter Island (Rapa Nui) spanning the period 1999-2005, and examination of private and museum collections, have revealed a depauperate zooxanthellate scleractinian fauna.