A selection of science-based books from the year that together shine new light on who we are and why we think and act as we ...

Procrastination isn’t laziness. It is overwhelm, avoidance, and the human brain trying to dodge discomfort. With tiny steps, ...

It might go against the usual holiday message, but for some, being self-indulgent could be a cure to seasonal loneliness.

A foundational 1956 study of the concept, focussed on a U.F.O. doomsday cult, has been all but debunked by new research.

Back in the early 1900s, about one in five children died before entering kindergarten. The most common reason: infectious disease. Today, just one in 27 dies so young, most often because of an ...

Readers of The Oklahoman who responded to a call for opinions were divided on the question of whether a University of Oklahoma psychology student should have received a zero on the essay she wrote as ...