New research finds young people are more anxious than their elders -- but they're even less well-equipped to handle the pressure.
New research suggests that women's perceptions of the mating market, not their job opportunities, may be driving their career ambitions.
A new study in monkeys identifies the area of the brain that appears most active in categorizing information.
New research uncovers an uplifting reality about the grueling job-search routine: Those who stick with it ultimately get rewarded.
To investigate the effect of mortality awareness, researchers behind the influential "terror management theory" first experimented with judges and prostitutes.
In a new study, self-esteem in some overweight girls didn't bounce back, even after their body mass index returned to normal.
Forget Simon Cowell. New research suggests that, to effectively critique musical pitch, the aging singing competition needs speakers of a tone language.
A new study find some biological differences in the brains of people suffering fro chronic fatigue syndrome, but little that can explain the problem.
Places high in income disparity have dishonest students who think they have to cheat to keep up with their unscrupulous classmates.
Yes, smoking kills. But new research in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology uncovers a positive side effect on a person's self-control.
Not sure if you turned off the light or replied to that email? Here, psychologist Adam Radomsky offers research-based advice on how to stop needlessly worrying.
Keeping your eyes on the road may not be enough to keep you from avoiding an accident.
The cutting-edge brain-computer interface didn't require neural implants like previous systems, but simply a special cap fitted with electrodes.
Psychologist and addiction expert offers a much-needed reality check about the benefits of drinking as well as its much more tangible costs.
Speeding up your rate of thinking could make you more risk-acceptant. Are you feeling lucky?
Yet more evidence that optimism's health impacts are real.
New research in Science shows that, unlike intuitive thinking, activating the analytical cognitive system promotes religious skepticism.
Boasting about one's achievements may be tacky, but at least it's not tied to the racism and homophobia that those who were born to privilege are more likely to display.
Biological mothers aren't the only ones who might get depressed after a new child arrives. Here, nursing professor Karen J. Foli shares tips to help adoptive parents cope.
SPARX uses the form of a videogame to help depressive teenagers treat themselves.