Do conservatives really have better mental well-being than liberals? A new study suggests the answer depends entirely on how ...

Sometimes a word gets stuck in one’s head and stays there. For the past two weeks, that word, for me, has been “gentleness.” ...

More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA ...

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

Diet and exercise will only get you so far, but there is a magic bullet that could make us all live longer, says professor of ...

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...

Memories are constantly revised in acts of recollection. They are moulded by new information, beliefs and emotions, and other ...

Genetic variation also plays a major role. It doesn’t encode trauma itself, but it shapes traits such as sensitivity to threat or emotional regulation. These traits aren’t chosen – they arise from a ...

Please join the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation for the opening of a new exhibit at  Casa de la Guerra, Telling Stories of Mexican California: Real Life & Myth Making.  Though it lasted ...

The myths and legends that shape our world. Fascinating stories that captivate the imagination around the world.

A fantastical new novel from Karen Russell turns the whispered secrets of a Dust Bowl town into a bold metaphor for repressed ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that the famous Cambrian explosion—the dramatic burst of diverse animal life—might have actually started millions of years earlier than we thought. By analyzing ancient ...