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 ...

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 ...

Commentary: Winter is upon us. When the snow falls, there’s only one place a kid should be: out in the elements riding sleds ...

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 ...

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

Our growing understanding of how other animals also share skills and knowledge will help us chip away at the folly of human exceptionalism, say Philippa Brakes and Marc Bekoff ...