Millions of people have no issue with sleeping after a good scare — in fact, they embrace it. There are scientific reasons ...

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Summary: New research shows that people tend to prefer simple explanations even when complex ones are more accurate. The study found that individuals focus mainly on visible or known causes while ...

Macalester graduate Dr. Neal Barnard’s lawsuit was dismissed this week but he plans to refile the case. The lawsuit a ...

In the 1970s, UCLA housed The Parapsychology Lab, which became a haven for those with psychic abilities and the researchers who studied them.

The rising prevalence of mental health disorders has made them a major public health challenge. These conditions exhibit complex pathological mechanisms and ...

Can a toddler really read? A researcher-dad breaks down how the science of reading made him a believer after trying simple, ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University Assistant Professor Thalia H. Vrantsidis has received the Psychonomic ...

A new study suggests that when older couples experience positive emotions together in everyday life, they have lower levels ...

Chimpanzees may have more in common with human thinkers than previously thought. A new study published in Science by an international team of researchers provides evidence that chimpanzees can ...

More than 500 scientists from 35 countries gathered in late October for APS’s second Global Psychological Science Summit.

For years, Donald Trump's distinctive, large and bold signature has captured the public's attention. Not only did it recently come to light that his signature appeared in a book that Jeffrey Epstein ...