As Halloween approaches, let’s pause for a moment to consider a common piece of creepy iconography in Western culture: the bat....

Studies show that senior citizens are more connected to the web than ever before. According to the Pew Research Group, smartphone...

“Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it,” wrote Jonathan Swift in 1710. Variations of the saying, including the punchier...

If you’re not, say, a recent time traveler from the Middle Ages, by now you’ve probably heard that exercise is good for you. If you’re a...

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...

“You are what you buy,” our consumer culture seems to tell us. But how fixed and immutable are our buying preferences? How subject are...

It’s graduation season, and that means it’s time to celebrate the grads in your life, revel in their accomplishments—and prepare yourself...

Horses are remarkable creatures. 47 million years ago, their evolutionary ancestor was just two feet tall. Anatomically speaking, their...

How do you listen to music? I don’t mean “Are you a headphones person or more of a speaker fan?” I mean, what parts of your brain do you...

Are you likely to fall for a made-up government conspiracy? That depends: how well-informed are you? If you said “very”…bad news, you...

What color is Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run”? For many, the question may sound like word salad, but if you have synesthesia, not only...