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Scientists ripped up kids’ drawings. This is what they learned about relationships.

When you hear the name Samuel F. B. Morse you most likely think about Morse code or the telegraph. In reality, Morse only co-invented the code that bears his name […]

Delirium is one of the most perplexing deathbed phenomena, exposing the gap between our cultural ideals of dying words and the reality of a disoriented mind.

For extraordinary long-term success in business we can look to insights from British Olympic cycling, Roger Federer and neuroeconomics.

Admitting that we know little about our future selves can radically improve our decision-making.

In the murder trial of Dan White, the defense touched on diet as a cause for White’s actions. It has become known as the “Twinkie defense.”

Since 1962, humanity has been sending messages into space with the intent to make contact with intelligent extraterrestrials. Are those efforts worth the risks?

From before the Big Bang to Voyager 1, particle physicist Harry Cliff takes us on a whiz-bang tour of the Universe’s evolution.

“She understood me and I understood her. I loved that pigeon.”

Neural imaging has shown that the brain has “decided” what we’re going to do before we make a conscious choice — but is this even relevant to free will?

Carnivorous plants fascinate as much now as when their gruesome diet was first discovered.

Psychopathic tendencies may be present to some extent in all of us. New research is reframing this often sensationalized and maligned set of traits and finding some positive twists.

When a whoopsie-daisy just won’t cut it.

The debate goes back at least 400 years.

With U.S. infrastructure crumbling, an honor oath and iron ring remind engineers of their profession’s ethical weight.

We commonly stereotype psychopaths as criminals, but there are probably more in upper management.

Memory, responsibility, and mental maturity have long been difficult to describe objectively, but neuroscientists are starting to detect patterns. Coming soon to a courtroom near you?

Some authors never saw their books score widespread acclaim—or even get published at all.

You can’t spot a liar just by looking — but psychologists are zeroing in on methods that might actually work.

Fortune cookies emerged from one of America’s darkest moments.

AI helped create films like “Jurassic Park” and “A.I.”, so Steven Spielberg and other artists shouldn’t worry about losing their jobs.

Did fire change the development of the human brain?

A history of injustice and the greatest natural location for ground-based telescopes have long been at odds. Here’s how the healing begins.

Meet your new flying nightmare: Thapunngaka shawi.

Something doesn’t add up.

Nobel Prizes cannot be revoked.

There’s an enormous evolutionary advantage for flamingos to stand on one leg, but genetics doesn’t help. Only physics explains why.

Are psychopaths cold-blooded murderers? Not usually.

Instead of a mental illness, some research suggests that psychopathy — in moderation — is a reasonable life strategy.

Dr. Amrisha Vaish explains the science of remorse, guilt, and an effective apology.