She’s just not that into you” isn’t a sentiment that male European common frogs seem to understand—at least not during ...

Cognitive entrapment in the past resonates with individuals who have migrated or undergone life transitions. In a recent paper published in Diaspora Studies, we suggested that feeling psychologically ...

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Stories about the end of the world are as old as literature itself. From the tale of Noah's Ark to the plague-ravaged landscapes of Mary Shelley's controversial 1826 novel The Last Man, writers have ...

For many animals, tonic immobility is a natural state that can best be described as a kind of temporary paralysis. You've heard the expression "playing possum." Opossums can easily enter a state of ...

Sexual assault often goes unpunished when victims fail to fight back. But investigators, psychologists and biologists all describe freezing as an involuntary response to trauma. Credit...Photo ...

There’s no more vexing and persistent issue today than youth unemployment, particularly in America’s largest cities, places that propel the dueling forces of prosperity and poverty. Primary factors ...

If you have moved from one country to another, you may have left something behind – be it a relationship, a home, a feeling of safety or a sense of belonging. Because of this, you will continually ...

In the Gulf Of California, a group of orcas have developed specialized shark-hunting skills that mean they can make short work of one of the ocean’s greatest predators. Known as Moctezuma’s pod, they ...

If you roll an alligator on its back and hold it there, it will exhibit a strange behavior. After 15 or 20 seconds, the alligator will go limp and become unresponsive. It’s called tonic immobility and ...

A 40-year-old woman presented to the otolaryngology clinic with a 7-week history of hoarseness. The symptom had occurred suddenly, and no upper respiratory tract infections or history of vocal overuse ...