Psychology
The Science Between Alien Abductions and UFOs Sighting
Surveys in Western cultures estimated belief in aliens to be as high as 50 percent in 2015.
Bribes, Vegetables and Why They Don't Work on Children
How to get a fussy child to eat vegetables is a question that plagues many frustrated parents.
What Determines a Baby's Sex?
A recent study of Chinese women found a link between blood pressure and the sex of the baby.
Psychologists Warn Belief in Santa Could Harm Children
The issue could become the 'final straw' when relationships are vulnerable, experts said.
Why Telling Lies Trains Our Brains to Be Dishonest
The brain's emotion network responds less and less with each additional lie.
Auditory Hallucinations Are Common and Have Meaning
One in eight people hear voices in their head at least once in their life.
Are Anonymous Clowns Scary or Just Different?
The worldwide sinister clown phenomenon stems from societal ideas about otherness.
How Should Parents Help Their Bullied Children?
Here are five ways to help your child if they are being bullied at school.
What Goes Through Dogs' Heads When They Watch TV
New research sheds light on how dogs interact with TV, but do they enjoy it?
Plants Know How to Take Risks and When to Gamble
Maybe "pea-brained" should be a compliment.
Zayn Malik and the Contradictions of Anxiety
Being a confident performer does not stop you suffering from anxiety.
Meet Britain's Hidden Community of 'Human Puppies'
Over 10,000 people in Britain take part in "puppy play." Yes, that's an actual thing.
What Makes Us Help Others? What Makes Us Selfish?
When we know we're not anonymous, we behave better and are more likely to be altruistic.
Taking Acetaminophen May Reduce Empathy, Study Says
The popular painkiller, the main ingredient in Tylenol, made study participants less sensitive to other people's pain, too
Your Dog Hates Hugs, Argues Animal Behavior Expert
Pet owners who cuddle their pooches may be barking up the wrong tree.
Why Do We Mourn Celebrity Deaths?
"It's nostalgia in a healing sense: an embrace of life in all its tricky fullness"
How PTSD Changes the Brain
Earthquake survivors with PTSD had altered brain areas that affect the processing and relay of information
Facebook Friends Are Fake Friends, Study Finds
On average, only five Facebook contacts are real-life friends, according to a report.
Nature: An Antidote to Crime and Isolation
Nature seems to be a simple way to make most things better.
Rudeness Is Contagious and Spreads Like a Disease
Don't be rude. Others may follow your example.
Why Do Haunted Houses Creep Us Out?
We evolved learning to err on the side of detecting threats in ambiguous situations.
Mind Reading May Be Possible
Researchers have figured out a way to connect the brains of two people via the Internet.
Nazi Criminals Were Given Rorschach Tests at Nuremberg
The evaluations showed the Nazis were 'fundamentally bad guys, but that's not a psychiatric diagnosis.'
Study: Single People Aren't All Miserable
Research out of New Zealand discovers it's possible to be single and happy. Single people respond.
Where and How Our Brains Store Memory
Researchers believe they have discovered how the brain keeps track of memory.
Could Pot Help Veterans With PTSD?
Doctors are beginning to look at cannabis's ability to alleviate psychological effects of combat.
Your Phone Can Tell That You're Depressed
A new study found that data on phone use was more reliable in detecting depression symptoms than typical psychiatric questionnaires.
Leading Psychologists Secretly Aided U.S. Torture Program
An independent report commissioned by the American Psychological Association found that some of its senior officials helped justify "enhanced interrogation."
Bullying May Account for One-Third of Depression Cases
Those picked on as kids are twice as lucky to be depressed at age 18.
'The Good Story' Explores the Commonalities Between Psychoanalysis and Fiction
Novelist JM Coetzee and clinical psychoanalyst Arabella Kurtz explore the nature of storytelling.