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Scientists are discovering the primal links between physical warmth and our emotions

This year's doomsday angst owes much to public ignorance about pre-Columbian civilizations

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Thinking in another language changes how people weigh their options

It may be a good thing to be confused during the learning process. Christie Nicholson reports

New research suggests that testosterone may make us more aggressive without us consciously feeling any aggression. Christie Nicholson reports

A unique form of carbon dating, made possible by the Cold War, suggests that new neurons rarely survive in the human olfactory bulb after birth

Performance in different kinds of sports benefits from specific types of motivational "self-talk." Christie Nicholson reports

Sudden, unannounced memories might help people make connections between disparate ideas more quickly—but they might also be the building blocks of hallucinations

A recent study shows that strong pro-vaccine messaging might have an unintended impact. Christie Nicholson reports

Rather than search for an acoustic motivation behind its structure, new research aims to better understand how ancient people might have used Stonehenge

Creativity peaks at times of mental fuzziness