A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.

Citation counts feel like scientific success, but the evidence shows they mislead more than they inform. Here’s what actually ...

Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was ...

Small, statistically significant results can become big stories when they fit the right narrative—especially if we’re ...

Young adults who did a social media “detox” reported less depression, anxiety and insomnia, though a study co-author says ...

A landmark national study found that children attending public Montessori preschools outperformed their peers in reading, memory, and executive function by the end of kindergarten, all while costing ...

In 2018, 25-year-old Canadian Alex Minassian carried out a deadly rampage that left 10 people dead and injured 16 others.

We often talk about science as if it were a purely logical enterprise. Yet, the way we ask questions—and even the kind of ...

Scientists have traced kissing back to early primates, suggesting it began long before humans evolved. Their analysis points ...

A 1956 book favored by UFO believers that is considered "an enduring classic in the fields of new religious studies, cult ...

Emotion and motivation are central constructs in educational psychology, exerting a profound influence on the processes and outcomes of foreign language ...