For entrepreneurs, being unapologetically weird can be an advantage. But, it can also be a liability, a new study shows.

Left alone with their own thoughts, creative people know just what to do.

Looking at emotional situations in a different way can boost creativity among people who tend to think more conventionally, a study finds.

"Although the peak of patents awarded are for those in midlife, there are inventors who are patenting well into later life."

When jazz musicians imagine improvising, it elicits the same brain changes as when they actually sing, a new study shows.

A new test of creativity asks people to come up with unrelated words. The "distance" between the words correlated with other measures, researchers say.

A new algorithm lets quilters skip figuring out the notoriously complicated and frustrating order of steps in advanced patterns and focus on creativity.

Researchers have a way to show whether our minds are focused, fixated, or wandering. They've found that a wandering mind might actually be helpful, too.

Changing the algorithms social media companies use to suggest who to follow could inspire creativity and new perspectives, researchers say.