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Mind and Behavior
The science makes it abundantly clear that couples with more self-expansion are better relationships.
A lot of research assumes happiness is measured by comfort and material conditions. For Aristotle, it is about being the best we can be.
The first recorded brain activity of a person during their death suggests a biological trigger for near-death experiences.
Bite into a miracle berry and you'll perceive intense sweetness — but only after you eat something acidic, too.
Using the Book of Mormon as a sacred but ambiguous atlas, the Latter-day Saints have been looking for the lost city of Zarahemla for decades.
Hormonal birth control for women may elevate the risk of depression and suicide, but so does pregnancy itself.
Soviet researchers studied crime through a Marxist-Leninist lens. Under Lenin, a humanitarian approach to criminality briefly emerged, but dissipated when Stalin rose to power.
Was this a moment when humans interbred with Neanderthals?
What makes a face trustworthy, anyway?
Are you a striver or a pioneer?
Choking under pressure seems to have deep evolutionary roots.
Men with one older brother are 12% more likely to enter a same-sex union than those with a sister.
Painkillers have nasty side effects, such as organ damage or addiction. Researchers have discovered a new drug that may cause none of these.
After it became clear that the world wasn't 6,000 years old, some proposed that northern peoples had emerged independently from others.
Finland reveals that happiness is more about mindset than umbrella drinks and sun-warmed beaches.
To clear Scotland’s roads in winter, the local traffic agency employs heavy machinery with punny names. Can you grit and bear it?
Long before the Wordle mania, there was the crossword puzzle craze. And newspapers around the world condemned them as an “invasive weed” that caused mental illnesses and even murder.
The story of dog domestication is one of converting the wild wolf into man's nicer, smarter, best friend. It might be all wrong.
We value human life in a way that assumes we possess a sacred something not found in beings like lambs, turkeys, or mosquitoes.
How much we enjoy a conversation can all be a matter of timing — specifically, how long it takes us to respond to what was just said.
If your partner is not helping build a better you, is it time for a better partner?
The big-picture physics is simple – let gravity do its job.
Get stronger in only three seconds per day? New research shows that it is possible.
Implicit bias may be outside your conscious control, but that doesn’t mean change is.
Whenever you're surprised, there's a good chance that your brain is busy tweaking your memories.
One hundred years ago, a Ukrainian flag flew over Vladivostok and other parts of the “Russian” Far East.
Only talk about the weather?
The more social behaviors a voice-user interface exhibits, the more likely people are to trust it, engage with it, and consider it to be competent.