A person’s perception of their finances is a powerful predictor of depression, a new study reveals. This link is unexpectedly ...

While voters in democracies are drawn to competent-looking leaders, authoritarian elites appear to value trustworthiness ...

A brief obituary often stands as the final public word on a life. By studying millions of these memorials, researchers hoped ...

Subtle fluctuations in your heartbeat may reveal your capacity for resilience under pressure. According to a new study, this ...

Romantic relationships are often assumed to enhance well-being, but evidence for that assumption remains debated. A new study ...

People who defend the system and those who reject it may share a surprising trait: support for antidemocratic ideas. A new ...

East Asia’s wealth and democracy do not translate into higher happiness scores, unlike in the West. A new study suggests five ...

We often imagine people with dark personalities as obvious villains. But science reveals a far stranger truth, showing how ...

In a pilot study, physicians and nurses who took part in mindfulness training combined with psilocybin therapy experienced ...

A new study finds that people hear familiar words as louder than nonsense words, even when both are equally loud. The results ...

A new study provides evidence that misophonia is linked to difficulties in adapting to emotional demands and switching ...

A promising new treatment for chronic low back pain has emerged from a large clinical trial. Published in Nature Medicine, ...