A new study looks at how young Namibians reach adulthood, broadening the understanding of this life stage in sub-Saharan ...

Podcast: Most linguistic datasets focus on written text, but what about the way we actually speak? TalkBank, the world’s ...

In the short time since then, we have all experienced ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) systems known as large ...

A sample of research on motivation and pleasure deficits, rural suicide, the role of affective cognition in trauma and PTSD-related drinking, and much more.

The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.Those ...

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are asking what we can learn to better prepare for future health crises.

You may be wondering how all of this squares with the conventional wisdom that people’s self-esteem needs careful nurturing and protecting, especially in the case of kids, if they are to thrive and ...

Melissa Smith brings a lifetime of fascination with robotics and human-computer interaction to her work as a senior user experience (UX) researcher at Stadia, Google’s gaming platform.

Of all the sounds we encounter, music seems to be the stickiest for our brains.While words and sounds can also pop into our head, they are less likely to echo there than songs, which tend ...

Exposure therapy can help patients conquer their fears, but it isn’t effective for everyone. Researchers are exploring how this powerful intervention works and how it could benefit a wider range of ...