Behavior

To get people to shift to more climate-friendly behavior, what works best? Education? Payments? Peer pressure?

A new review finds that only some methods to counteract conspiracy beliefs are effective. Here’s what works and what doesn’t

Venture capitalists and start-ups don’t mind losing money, but dealing with a bank run is a whole different story

What’s happening in the body, as well as the mind, can be tied to increases in drug overdoses, suicides, and more

A new study puts the “brain drain hypothesis”—the idea that just having a phone next to you impacts your cognition—to the test to see if the science passes muster.

Concertgoers danced more when music was supplemented with low-frequency bass tones.

Health policy makers need to cultivate social trust and plan effective communication strategies well before the next pandemic

Could a sighting by researchers in Uganda’s Kibale National Park be a clue that chimps share just for the sake of sharing?

Cephalopods living unusually close together have been filmed throwing shells, algae and silt—sometimes at another octopus

An innovation arms race may rage between birds and humans on the suburban streets of southeastern Australia 

A study to counter the lack of evidence for handwriting analysis shows it is effective if an examiner has the right training