Most animals, including humans, carry an internal lunar clock, tuned to the 29.5-day rhythm of the Moon. It guides sleep, reproduction and migration of many species. But in the age of artificial light ...

A comprehensive analysis of over 4,000 individuals reveals that romantic partners with differing political views experience a ...

A new study in Political Psychology challenges the idea that political centrists are uniformly moderate. The findings suggest ...

A sweeping analysis of brain chemistry has identified a potential biological signature for anxiety disorders, revealing that people with these conditions have consistently lower levels of the ...

A new study published in the journal Cerebral Cortex provides evidence that differences in general intelligence may be partly explained by the density of neurites within certain brain connections, and ...

A new analysis of studies spanning the last century finds that differences in schooling appear to explain a large portion of the IQ gap between identical twins who were raised in separate homes. The ...

A new study has identified five distinct profiles that link a person’s sleep patterns with their health, cognitive abilities, and lifestyle factors, each with a unique signature in the brain. The ...

The question of whether political leanings are connected to intelligence is a long-standing and often contentious topic. While many assume their ideological opponents are simply less intelligent, ...

A new psychological study has found that people who report favorable views of Donald Trump also tend to score higher on measures of callousness, manipulation, and other malevolent traits—and lower on ...

As the 2024 U.S. presidential election unfolded, many young Americans found themselves emotionally drained—not just by the outcome, but by the long months of anticipation and constant news coverage. A ...

A new study published in Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental adds to growing evidence that peppermint can improve memory and attention in healthy adults. The findings show that ...

A new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality finds that while people tend to form strong and consistent impressions about someone’s personality based on their tattoos, those ...