When it comes to adults, the benefits of meditation are no mystery. As the Mayo Clinic notes, meditating has a whole host of upsides,...

Since the days of Hippocrates, science has struggled to quantify human personality, and group the seemingly infinite combinations of...

Does someone in your life havean unusually short fuse? Maybe you’ve witnessed a co-worker repeatedly go ballistic on the printer whenever...

The Bengalese finch is what happens when for 250 years, people breed the white-rumped munia for its snowy plumage. It’s paler than its...

For parents of young children hoping to boost their offspring’s language skills, the solution might be simpler than you think: talk to...

Good news for those of you who make it a point to stay physically active: a recent experiment may suggest that regular exercise decreases...

It’s an old stereotype that women can pick up on social nuances that men can’t. Ask a neuroscientist whether women are more adept at...

Previously, we’ve talked about how enlarged pupils can signify attention or arousal. If someone’s pupils dilate when you talk to them,...

No two human brains are exactly alike. Or at least, that’s what neuroscientists have generally assumed. After all, consider the highly...

Parrots: at times, they seem almost suspiciously smart. It’s not just about the talking and the mimicry; the Harvard Gazette reports that...