Chimpanzees use a variation of the "scientific method" — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new evidence comes along to ...

The New Scientist Book Club has various issues with Masud Husain's prize-winning popular science book about neurology ...

Stanford researcher reveals how cynical thinking leads to depression, lower earnings, and shorter lifespans while offering science-based solutions for change.

Bureaucratic red tape, limited funding, and expensive equipment often conspire to make scientific research in the Global South an uphill task. Yet researchers continue to find creative ways to keep ...

Thinking about science and technology in terms of return on investment misses the point. Here’s what kids really need to know. No lightsaber ever came to be, but I’ve been teaching undergraduates ...

From loveable Labradors to cheeky Chow Chows, Britain is home to 225 different dog breeds. So if you're considering getting a dog, it can be tricky to know which one is best for you. To help, the ...

Despite the ever-creeping popularity of the automatic transmission, the Porsche 911 still has a few stick shift options left. Base 911 Carrera and Carrera S manuals may be gone for the 992.2 ...

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John Everett Marsh is a Reader in Cognitive Psychology at the University of Lancashire in the UK. He is also a Visiting Associate Professor at the Luleå University of Technology in Sweden and Bond ...

Even thinking about conspiracy theories can feel, well, conspiratorial. One would be a fool to deny that bad actors sometimes work behind the scenes to do terrible things, and cover their tracks with ...