Social Sciences

Can guys and girls really just be friends? Ask these baboons.

Animals

Can guys and girls really just be friends? Ask these baboons.

Can guys and girls really just be friends? Ask these baboons.

The surprising science behind doppelgängers

Science

The surprising science behind doppelgängers

The surprising science behind doppelgängers

How TikTok is changing travel—for better and worse

Travel

How TikTok is changing travel—for better and worse

How TikTok is changing travel—for better and worse

What are parasocial relationships doing to our brains?

Science

What are parasocial relationships doing to our brains?

What are parasocial relationships doing to our brains?

Asking for help is good for you, according to science

Science

Asking for help is good for you, according to science

Asking for help is good for you, according to science

We're still dealing with the pandemic's scars, psychologists say

History & Culture

We're still dealing with the pandemic's scars, psychologists say

We're still dealing with the pandemic's scars, psychologists say

Why do we blindly follow trends—even when they’re bad for us?

Science

Why do we blindly follow trends—even when they’re bad for us?

Why do we blindly follow trends—even when they’re bad for us?

How to reconnect with old friends

Science

How to reconnect with old friends

How to reconnect with old friends

How being the oldest or youngest sibling shapes your personality

Science

How being the oldest or youngest sibling shapes your personality

How being the oldest or youngest sibling shapes your personality

We swapped baths for showers—but which one is better for you?

History & Culture

We swapped baths for showers—but which one is better for you?

We swapped baths for showers—but which one is better for you?

Ian McEwan on navigating where fiction meets reality

Science

Ian McEwan on navigating where fiction meets reality

Ian McEwan on navigating where fiction meets reality

The origins of African American studies, explained

History & Culture

The origins of African American studies, explained

The origins of African American studies, explained

Why are kids destroying school property for digital ‘likes’?

Family
In the News

Why are kids destroying school property for digital ‘likes’?

Why are kids destroying school property for digital ‘likes’?

Sharks form years-long 'friendships,' dispelling 'lone shark' myth

Animals
Sharkfest

Sharks form years-long 'friendships,' dispelling 'lone shark' myth

Sharks form years-long 'friendships,' dispelling 'lone shark' myth

2020 has tested our humanity. Where do we go from here?

Magazine
Coronavirus Coverage

2020 has tested our humanity. Where do we go from here?

2020 has tested our humanity. Where do we go from here?

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