A new study reveals that cognitive ability, not just hearing, plays a key role in how well people process speech in noisy environments.

You're in a bustling café with a friend. The din is making it hard to tune in to the conversation. The scenario might suggest ...

Scientists studying the ability to distinguish between voices speaking simultaneously have identified a culprit beyond poor ...

The question of whether political leanings are connected to intelligence is a long-standing and often contentious topic.

CARRYING on a conversation with friends in a noisy pub could be a sign of intelligence, according to scientists. A team linked higher IQ to better speech perception in a rowdy space such as ...

Researchers have linked spending more time playing video games with a boost in intelligence in children, which goes some way to contradicting the narrative that gaming is bad for young minds. While ...

USC and University of Virginia researchers found that accelerated biological aging, measured by DNA methylation, predicted IQ ...

Last week, a study involving more than nine million pregnancies reported that children whose mothers had gestational diabetes ...

A sweeping international review has revealed that gestational diabetes may leave a lasting mark on both mothers and their ...

A University of Bristol study reveals that breastfeeding for at least six months is linked to higher IQ scores, improved academic performance, and enh ...

The world’s shortest IQ test, the Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT), uses three questions to tell if you’re smart enough to go toe-to-toe with bona fide geniuses. It seems easy at first, but it requires ...