Taking a long time to fall asleep during pregnancy is associated with slightly lower offspring intelligence scores at age four. New research points to specific metabolic chemicals in the blood that ...

A recent study indicates that the tendency to become emotionally and mentally preoccupied with someone outside of a romantic relationship is driven by a complex mix of personality traits and ...

A recent study shows that acute stress doesn't just trigger "fight-or-flight" or "tend-and-befriend" instincts. Instead, stressed people adapt their behavior, cooperating with potential allies while ...

A study constructed a quality-of-life index for 3,100 U.S. counties in 2019. The researchers determined that high-quality-of-life counties tend to have more people moving in, a higher likelihood of ...

A new psychological study reveals that women's competitive reactions toward romantic and social rivals are driven by their baseline personality traits. Hormone fluctuations during the menstrual cycle ...

The scent of a particular perfume or a childhood home can often bring back vivid, emotionally charged memories from a person’s earliest years. A recent study on mice suggests that these early-life ...

Young adults drawn to social causes by deep moral convictions are more likely to stay engaged than those seeking social approval. New research reveals how political ideology and specific emotions ...

New research provides evidence that the way youth pay attention to emotional faces changes after they experience depressive symptoms, and these changes depend on whether their mothers have a history ...

For adults who struggle to stay asleep, a bed that sways gently throughout the night might offer a path to ...

A recent study suggests that developing a crush outside your relationship isn't just about having "dark" personality traits. Instead, emotional infidelity is linked to a mix of emotional sensitivity, ...

Can a strong female character who is also highly sexualized inspire positive perceptions from players? Not necessarily, according to a new study in Communication Research. Researchers found that while ...

Imagine a sudden rustle in the tall grass. A ripple of alarm passes through the group of early humans who live together amid ancient, rugged terrain. In the center of the encampment, a 3-year-old ...