I was really bad at sports in high school. This new study helps me understand why.
Practice doesn’t explain why the best athletes are so good. Here’s what does.
Why IQ matters more than grit
An intelligence researcher explains some uncomfortable truths about IQ.
IQ can predict your risk of death, and 8 other smart facts about intelligence
IQ, explained in 9 charts
Sex myths: the data on what's real and what's fake
Researchers have looked into many of them. Here's what they found.
ACHOO syndrome: Why some people sneeze every time they see the sun
The photic sneeze reflex, explained.
Even for dogs, Labrador retrievers are gluttons. This scientist can explain why.
We need to talk about Labrador retriever obesity, the world's cuddliest epidemic.
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During pregnancy, half of mothers end up with cells from their children inside them.
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Parents have been spanking children for millennia. 50 years of scientific evidence says they were wrong.
Why spanking doesn’t work and might do greater harm later in life.
What is melatonin and can it help me sleep?
The hormone may help you sleep better. But it’s still a lousy sleeping pill.
How to debunk false beliefs without having it backfire
Why misinformation sticks in your brain as if it's true.
Science explains why it's so easy to get sucked into fights on the Internet
No other species on Earth gets joy out of punishing strangers like humans do.
Why your brain loves procrastination
The new science of why people procrastinate — and how to stop.
Foreskin doesn’t make a man more “sensitive,” study finds
Snipped or not, this researcher says all penises are equally sensitive.
Why we can sometimes read minds — even the minds of the dead
What a mentor’s death taught this psychologist about immortality.
The economic case for waiting in line on Free Cone Day
Why standing in line for something cheap isn't always a terrible decision.
How scientists fell in and out of love with the hormone oxytocin
Scientists believed a whiff of the chemical could increase trust between humans. Then they went back and checked their work.
Late sleepers are tired of being discriminated against. And science has their back.
The tyranny of the morningarchy must end.
If you’re just not a morning person, science says you may never be
Morning people and night owls are born that way. It's time we accepted that.
Another reason to hate daylight saving time: car crashes
Studies find an increased number of traffic accidents on the Monday after we push clocks forward.
Leap year: Because the solar system doesn’t care about our calendar
Why we add a day to February every four years.
Allergic to house cats? You may be allergic to lions too.
Lions and tigers, achoo: The curious evidence for big-cat allergies.
6 degrees of separation is too much — Facebook says we're all 3.5 degrees apart
Everyone on Facebook is a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend.
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A few theories.
