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Mind and Behavior
The genes responsible for facial features may also influence behavior.
Ancient humans may have evolved to slumber efficiently — and in a crowd.
"In our studies, people who are more intelligent don’t mind wander so often when the task is hard but can do it more when tasks are easy."
A researcher explains a little-known niche within modern physics: animal collective behavior.
These ten maps provide a fascinating insight into the impact that soccer (sorry, football) has had worldwide.
The quantum world is one in which rules that are completely foreign to our everyday experience dictate bizarre behavior.
You only have 4,000 weeks of life. Use them wisely.
New memories appear to be stabilized in the brain by a neurotransmitter called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
Caffeine does something, but it's not clear exactly what.
Maybe the brain isn't "classical" after all.
"Downward counterfactual thinking" — that is, imagining how things could be worse — is a quick and easy way to boost your well-being and gratitude.
The findings contradict a widespread belief.
The potential new drug is in a class of its own, as it works differently than any other antidepressant on the market.
Mindfulness, detachment, selecting off-time activities with care: Here are evidence-based strategies to achieve healthy work-life balance.
These 10 best practices can help organizations develop high-quality and engaging training videos for employees.
By challenging your preconceptions, art offers a framework by which you can solve problems.
You want your baby's name to be unique, but so does everyone else.
Brown noise, the better-known white noise, and even pink noise are all sonic hues.
Foster your own moments of mystery.
Children who have a brain hemisphere removed — a procedure known as hemispherectomy — behave completely normally.
We're used to scientists telling us about the math and physics behind astronomical events. But what does studying space make us feel?
When your passion becomes your day job, sometimes the day job becomes a chore.
A new study concludes that eating more carbohydrates reduces a person's risk of major depressive disorder.
Contrary to popular research, people with more money are happier, but it’s their spending habits, not their account balances, that move the dial.
Paradoxically, some do it for erotic reasons.
Bathybius haeckelii was briefly thought to be the link between inorganic matter and organic life.
"Oosouji" or "big cleaning" is much more than a chance to tidy up.
Recent discoveries about bodily awareness have changed how scientists think about the nature of consciousness.
Environmental activists want us to feel "flight shame" if we can take a train, instead. But this isn't entirely realistic, even in Europe.