Why do we slow down for car crashes or binge true crime? Psychologist Coltan Scrivner says our fascination with fear isn’t just dark — it’s adaptive.

From the balcony of his family’s downtown London, Ontario apartment, five-year-old Siddharth Patel would spend nights gazing ...

From hilarious picture books to captivating page-turners, Shenandoah County school libraries celebrated National Book Month ...

Dr. Carson spoke to a capacity-crowd Monday evening during the event for the Hill Institute at West Texas A&M University.

The Goshen College Education Department, in partnership with the Lilly Foundation, will be holding a Science of Reading Summit Nov. 7-8. The summit will include workshops for teachers, administrators ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In early November 1927, the front pages of newspapers all over France featured photographs not of the usual politicians, aviators or sporting events, but of a group of ...

From attention to metacognition and memory, here are 15 tips to apply the latest insights from cognitive science to how students learn.

Two duck-billed dinosaur carcasses were preserved in a thin layer of clay for 66 million years. Now, they’ve helped ...

It sounds backward, but research suggests a cup of coffee followed by a short nap could sharpen focus and fight fatigue. Coffee before sleep sounds counterintuitive, but scientists say this unusual ...

Astrology has always been an observational science, one that sees meaning where others see coincidence, writes Vikkramm ...

Reptiles produce crystal "pee," which, in humans, would cause gout or kidney stones. But this seems to be working out great ...

A separate study found that those who read twice a week or more seemed to have a lower risk of developing dementia in older ...