People consistently underestimate how much others in their social circle might appreciate an unexpected phone call, text or email just...
The same four factors that explain how people change their beliefs on a variety of issues can account for the...
From pandemics to nuclear energy, the world is full of risks. Psychologists at the University of Basel have developed a...
Hamilton’s rule—the mathematical relation quantifying the idea that genetically related subjects are more likely to help each other, even at...
Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla, famous inventors both, were also, famously, rivals. Their heated relationship came to a head in...
A jawbone fragment discovered in northern Spain last month could be the oldest known fossil of a human ancestor found...
Georgia State University anthropologist Dr. Jeffrey Glover grew up in metro Atlanta, but speaking to him, it sounds like his...
A new study by J-PAL affiliate Sandip Sukhtankar (University of Virginia) and coauthors Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner (University of Virginia) and Akshay...
In the Stone Age, pendants with potent symbolism were made from animal teeth and bones, adorning clothes or accessories and...
Archaeologically excavated stone tools—some as much as 2.6 million years old—have been hailed as evidence for an early cultural heritage...
Extreme heat events could become more intense and frequent both locally and globally, increasing the risk of harm to health...
A team of specialists and students led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Jodi Magness recently returned...
