"We saw that in these personality changes toward greater empathy, people placed a lot more importance upon more liberal ideologies..."

While a new study finds broad support in the US for pro-vaccine public policy, it also shows that misinformed beliefs are the biggest driver of opposition.

People who're more certain about one opinion are more likely to be steadfast in other opinions, too, researchers say. Even opinions they haven't formed yet.

Hagia Sophia has been a cathedral, a mosque, a museum, and now again a mosque. But past conquests don't fully explain its legacy, a historian says.

Even when you know the placebo treatment isn't "real," believing it will make you feel better can ease emotional distress, a new study shows.

When you ask Americans what the word 'science' brings to mind, a majority respond 'hope.' Using this built-in brand can help communicate important science messages.

"...people explicitly say that they associate women with brilliance. Yet implicit measures reveal a different story..."

Political polarization is starting to work like an oil spill, according to a new study. Otherwise neutral things, like football or lattes, take on a political valence.

Political donors like candidates who stick with their party's positions, researchers find. Voters also tend to steer clear of candidates with extreme views.

People gender robots, but it doesn't affect how we view their competence at different tasks, new research finds. We just think they're bad at most jobs.