Contrary to the belief that humans first walked on two legs on land, new research highlights how tree cover was integral to human evolution.

An analysis of 100 papers on swearing revealed it to be "undeniably different from and more powerful than other forms of language use."

When remakes alter a song that's special to us, it can feel like they're trying to manipulate our memories.

Emerging research is beginning to study a species of jellyfish for its regenerative abilities -- this could unlock keys to our own longevity.

By seeming rather oblivious to risks that a pessimist would hurry to point out, optimists can end up looking less intelligent by default.

The AI, named PLATO, was trained to "address the gap between humans and machines" by drawing on developmental psychology.

"The deficit-centered view of dyslexia isn't telling the whole story."

People who can't balance on one leg for 10 seconds are twice as likely to experience adverse health events within the following 10 years.

It seems as if we've somehow managed to put the onus of uplifting a society riddled with a variety of evils on their baby shoulders.

"Instead of being a passive observer, actively helping to reduce another person’s suffering has the added benefit of reducing your own."

“...it can feel like losing someone close to us because they may have been integral in some of our happiest or saddest moments.”

“[T]he presence of music — vs. silence — affected performance... It led participants to make faster and also less accurate decisions.”

The constant humming noise, pressurized cabin, and dry air suppress our sense of smell and diminish our ability to taste.

Science has always searched for the elusive fountain of youth. But only some benefit when aging is made slower -- or halted completely.

"Traditionally it has been seen as cultural, but we can show that culture has very little to do with it."

People may underestimate the potential of their input to improve others’ outcomes, according to a new research.

Cortisol, the "stress hormone," alters brain activity in regions linked to social decision making, reducing altruistic behavior.

“[M]any prominent cultural figures or political movements gain a lot of steam when they have a clear, identifiable enemy that they are fighting against.”