New research digs into why US courts need to recognize the risks of trusting sleep-deprived statements and confessions.
How Can You Get Rid of a Phobia?
An expert has answers for you about what phobias are and how you can get rid of them.
An expert has answers for you about what phobias are and how you can get rid of them.
Listen: Why Is Protein Having a Moment?
If you’ve walked the aisles of a grocery store, scrolled through social media, watched television, or set foot in a fast-casual restaurant chain in recent months, you know that protein is having its moment.
If you’ve walked the aisles of a grocery store, scrolled through social media, watched television, or set foot in a fast-casual restaurant chain in recent months, you know that protein is having its moment.
New Injectable Bandages Could Cut Bleeding Time by up to 70%
Researchers are developing emergency injectable bandages that could decrease bleeding time by as much as 70% and revolutionize the future of trauma care.
Researchers are developing emergency injectable bandages that could decrease bleeding time by as much as 70% and revolutionize the future of trauma care.
Life Forms Can Catch Rides to Other Planets on Asteroid Debris
Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new study finds.
Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new study finds.
How Brain Networks Work Together Is Key to Human Intelligence
Researchers have conducted a neuroimaging study to investigate how the brain is organized and how that integrated system gives rise to intelligence.
Researchers have conducted a neuroimaging study to investigate how the brain is organized and how that integrated system gives rise to intelligence.
Video Games Can Help Your Mental Health
According to a new study, video games may be providing more than just entertainment—they could also be giving gamers a mental health boost.
According to a new study, video games may be providing more than just entertainment—they could also be giving gamers a mental health boost.
Keto Diet Could Improve Response to Exercise in People With High Blood Sugar
A new study finds that feeding mice with hyperglycemia a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet lowered their blood sugar and improved their bodies’ response to exercise.
A new study finds that feeding mice with hyperglycemia a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet lowered their blood sugar and improved their bodies’ response to exercise.
How Family Background Shapes Salary Expectations
A new study suggests how family background shapes not only job outcomes but also the salary expectations job seekers bring with them from the start.
A new study suggests how family background shapes not only job outcomes but also the salary expectations job seekers bring with them from the start.
Some Brain Regions Are More Active in People With OCD
A new study reveals that certain brain regions are more active in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder during cognitively demanding tasks.
A new study reveals that certain brain regions are more active in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder during cognitively demanding tasks.
Why Live Music Is Good for Your Well-Being
Attending live music events can have lasting and meaningful effects on your well-being, according to a new study.
Attending live music events can have lasting and meaningful effects on your well-being, according to a new study.
Your Attention Shifts Multiple Times Every Second
Scientists may have new answers to why pop-ups or notifications grab your attention.
Scientists may have new answers to why pop-ups or notifications grab your attention.
Why People Still Care About the Oscars
A film professor has answers for you about the enduring influence of the Oscars.
A film professor has answers for you about the enduring influence of the Oscars.
Funny Teachers May Help Students Stay More Engaged
Instructors cracking a joke here and there could make students feel better about the class as a whole, according to new research.
Instructors cracking a joke here and there could make students feel better about the class as a whole, according to new research.
Exposure to Bad Health Info Online Is Concentrated Among Older Adults
Even as misinformation proliferates across the Internet, sites containing low-credibility health information remain relatively scarce and unseen.
Even as misinformation proliferates across the Internet, sites containing low-credibility health information remain relatively scarce and unseen.
Lab-Made Algae Gets Microplastics Out of Water
Researchers are pioneering an innovative solution to remove tiny bits of plastic pollution from our water.
Researchers are pioneering an innovative solution to remove tiny bits of plastic pollution from our water.