New research shows gut microbes from socially anxious teens induce anxiety-like behaviors and brain changes in rats.

Researchers analyzing online posts found that cheaters use risk management and rationalizations similar to criminals.

Research involving frequent older cannabis users indicates that smoking marijuana slows executive function but produces inconsistent effects on memory, suggesting...

Women use specific strategies to vet potential mates, according to new research. The study highlights "integration" into the family as...

We are often told that discipline is the key to a happy life, but a new longitudinal study challenges this...

Researchers analyzing millions of texts found evidence of "intersectional invisibility," showing Black women and Asian men are mentioned less frequently...

Sexual behaviors involving physical force have moved from the fringes into the mainstream. A new national survey reveals just how...

Scientists have discovered that progressives and traditional liberals hold strikingly different mental representations of J.K. Rowling.

Research indicates that higher paternal resilience correlates with reduced systemic inflammation in pregnant partners. In married couples, these lower inflammatory...

Why do people stay in hate groups? New evidence indicates that online extremist communities may function by satisfying fundamental human...

“Zoom fatigue” may be a relic of the pandemic. New research indicates that video meetings are no longer uniquely draining...

New research suggests that benevolent sexism and anxious attachment lead people to base their self-worth on their relationship status, prompting...

Psychologists have found that social dominance orientation emerges in early childhood. High levels of this trait are linked to dismissing...

Do specific anatomical features signal a specific personality type? According to new psychology research, women often make assumptions about character...

An AI chatbot told a grieving woman she was on the "edge of something" while she tried to digitally resurrect...