Are musicians and other music industry professionals really at greater risk of an early death than the general public? Studies say it’s true ...

A recent study published in Science challenged this trend, revising the estimate upward to about 50% by accounting for ...

Dancing uses overlooked senses and may tie to our deep evolutionary past. Knowing that can only make it more magical.

Readers respond to a guest essay about the methods and reliability of science. Also: Opioid addiction; judges and presidents; ...

Amanda Meyer is affiliated with the Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists, the American Association for Anatomy and the Global Neuroanatomy Network. Monika Zimanyi is ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The popular nursery rhyme This Little Piggy is an early childhood ...

Sometimes, the things we can do for our happiness are small and easy: getting a little sun, saying thank you, lending a hand. Other times, they take a little more practice and work. That’s the case ...

This Pew Research Center report examines religious switching in the United States, including the reasons people give for staying in or leaving their childhood religion. It also looks at social and ...

(RNS) — Americans who had a good experience as children were likely to keep their faith. Those with bad experiences left, according to a new study from Pew Research Center. (RNS) — Americans who had a ...

Do you tend to take longer than other people to make a decision? Let’s find out. In a study published in Personality and Individual Differences, researchers asked participants to rate themselves in ...

A pair of recent studies examined why sophisticated levels of consciousness evolved in some animals, but not in others. In the first study, philosophers outlined the ALARM theory that shows how three ...

From the outside, autism can be difficult to understand. The unique sensory world of an autistic person can mean that a joyful event—like a Christmas party—can become nightmare of noise, lights, ...