Scientific research may not have evidence of the sacred, but there is a large body of work that shows the positive effects of ...

Psychologists define meaning as the feeling that one’s life is significant, coherent, and purposeful, says Constantine Sedikides, a psychologist at the University of Southampton, in the U.K. And many ...

The researchers anticipated that participants with high levels of negative emotionality or neuroticism would have higher ...

The seven recipients are honored for cutting-edge research on topics ranging from the neurocognitive mechanisms of ...

Humans are pretty good at guessing whether a towering stack of dishes in the sink will topple over or where a pool ball will go when a cue hits it. We evolved this kind of ...

Children often surprise us with the details they remember—sometimes even better than adults! But what if their ability to learn comes not from focus, but from a broader, less selective attention? This ...

CBT is the gold standard therapy for treating depression and anxiety, one or both of which will afflict around 20 percent of people during their lifetime. It may be the best remedy we have, a ...

APS began sharing the following statement with federal lawmakers in Congress. The statement encourages lawmakers to sustain the bipartisan investment in scientific research.

Let's say you've gone through a breakup. You're heartbroken, confused and angry. What do you do with all those feelings?That's up to you. You have the power to "turn the intensity up or down on ...

Video tutorials, teaching blogs, classroom activities, and other creative inspiration for your next lesson. These resources are made possible with the support of the APS Fund for Teaching and Public ...

A couple sits together on a sunny park bench. He appears to be studying the passing clouds; she’s absorbed in a novel. Some passersby might think, How sweet. Others might see them as ...