It's easy to be pessimistic about the planet's future if you listen to the news or drive in traffic. But a short hike in a nearby park might raise your hope.

An experimental study in Spain found that exposure to social ostracism reduces the positive affect and perceived social ...

If you drive a car at rush hour in a city like Phoenix, Arizona, or read the news about the latest antics of the anti-environmentalists and climate change deniers who currently hold substantial power ...

New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research suggests virtual reality (VR) may play a meaningful role in future mental-health ...

Does living in an unequal society make people unhappy? Not necessarily, reveals the largest study ever conducted on the ...

Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a tool that measures when people engage in dialog across political ...

Ever notice that one colleague you tell everything to? The person who gets your office eye-rolls and celebrates your wins?

Researchers have created a new tool, ELAXIR, to improve AI literacy and raise awareness of the ethical challenges of using AI ...

Nature’s annual list of technologies to watch is a chance to celebrate progress and stimulate research into both ...

Neuromorphic computers, inspired by the architecture of the human brain, are proving surprisingly adept at solving complex mathematical problems that underpin scientific and engineering challenges.

Caregiving in the modern era is challenging for even the most prepared adults. So, what happens when this burden falls on children?

Sleep may have evolved to help reduce DNA damage in nerve cells long before they became centralized in the brain, a study ...