People with musical anhedonia, a rare inability to enjoy music, are teaching scientists how the brain processes songs. In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of ...

The prospect of heat waves without end, increasingly destructive floods, relentless drought, rapidly rising sea levels, and the risk of “point of no return” tipping points require humanity to swiftly ...

One of the ocean's saltiest regions has become 30 per cent less salty - sparking fears the Gulf Stream could be inching closer to a catastrophic collapse.

A growing body of peer-reviewed research and recent preprints points to statistical warning signs that the Atlantic ...

On a March morning in the suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala state’s capital in southern India, a group of fishers were ...

A University of Vermont-led study has forced marine biologists to rethink how whales shape ocean chemistry, showing that these animals transport enormous quantities of nutrients horizontally across ...

Tucked away in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula lies a natural marvel that defies expectations – Palms Book State Park near Manistique, home to a spring so vividly turquoise you’d swear someone snuck a ...

Hidden in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula lies a natural masterpiece that belongs on the front of every Great Lakes travel brochure – Palms Book State Park near Manistique, where an impossibly blue spring ...

Most self-help advice on coping with negative emotions makes it almost impossible to act in your long-term best interests.

Meaning rarely comes from dramatic resolutions. Psychology shows it grows from small repeated actions – and you can start ...

The southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming less salty at an astonishing rate, largely due to ...

Apophenia is the mind’s tendency to find meaning in randomness. It shapes creativity, emotion, and misunderstanding, ...