Though smiling generally increases trust, new research provides evidence that it can backfire for people with certain antisocial personality traits.

New discoveries about the human mind show the limitations of reason.

Psychology shapes the likelihood that readers will conclude contested information in news reports has been intentionally falsified.

Older people more likely to hoard toilet paper; Americans hoarded more than Europeans.

People want to help each other, even when it costs them something, and even when the motivations to help don't always align, a new study suggests.

How individualism has cultivated a "me" approach to living.

People who are obsessed with celebrities are more likely to engage in addictive use of social media, according to new research from Eötvös Loránd ...

Our brains reward us for seeking out what we already know. So why should we reach to listen to something we don’t?

While held in a POW camp in 1942, Felice Benuzzi hatched a plan to successfully break out and climb Mt Kenya. Perhaps his story can inspire all of us stuck at home to dream big.

First comes denial. Then panic.

Lose your bearings in an unfamiliar landscape and fear shreds your navigational brain. But studies are now revealing the common mistakes lost people make, helping rescue teams to find them before it’s too late

If you misplace your phone or wallet in Tokyo, chances are very good that you’ll get it back. Here’s why.

Address the real reasons you procrastinate and you’re more likely to start achieving your goals.

People who swear like a sailor are more honest and more intelligent, studies show.

New study how social anxiety can lead to misreading other people’s emotions.

Stress while driving is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac complications such as heart attack (myocardial infarction), according to studies published in recent years. Selecting suitable driving music may be one way to mitigate this risk.

Evidence suggests the rich actually do steal more than the poor – and shoplifting is only ‘the first layer of the onion’

Experts say being late all the time becomes a habit when you know there are no consequences. 

The long read: It has left the beige-tinted margins and become social media’s most glamorous look. But why does veganism still provoke so much anger?

Cohabitating men and women tend to have different views on what a fair division of housework looks like, according to new research published in the journal Sex Roles. “Despite the increase in women’s participation in the labour force over the last century, the gendered division of housework withstood time, remaining unfavourable for women.