Despite headwinds such as global political uncertainty and inflation rising to 3.3 per cent – largely on the back of the ...

A study analyzing 1,154 children and adolescents breaks new ground in how to think about the growing diagnosis.

We all feel an implicit moral pressure to stay informed, but attention is finite, and our choices affect our ability to ...

Loneliness is the experience of disconnection. It is a whole-body feeling shaped by biology, perception, and the structure of ...

The more we hear a particular claim or piece of information, the more we tend to give it credence—regardless of whether it’s ...

A deep dive into synaesthesia reveals the neurological theories behind why some people "see" music and "taste" words.

Researchers studying face pareidolia find the brain detects faces in minimal patterns and quickly assigns age, emotion, and ...

From the ability to detect the smell of wet soil to the scent of ripe fruit, the human olfactory system has evolved over ...

The documentary form is having a major moment. Between the explosion of true crime on streaming services and high-production nature series, the documentary is no longer just a dry history lesson. But ...

Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Today, instead of our usual news roundup, I’m here to introduce you to our new interim host. I’m ...

Studies show that your brain doesn’t perceive the world exactly as it is. Instead, it “fills in gaps in perception.” The first layer of your brain’s primary visual cortex helps to decide what reality ...

From the pioneering days of cochlear implants (CIs) more than half a century ago until the present time, speech perception outcomes remain a broadly recognized benchmark of CI success. However, speech ...