Browsing: Psychology

Nature, Published online: 20 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00190-yThe accuracy of eyewitness evidence is questioned, and a fossil collection examined when a geological society moves its London home…

Like many people, I spent New Year’s Eve making a list of the goals I want to achieve in the year ahead – a habit that…

It may not be in keeping with the festive spirit, but if you find yourself dropping the F-word while wrestling a Christmas tree up a flight…

Do you have an uncanny recall for faces? Have you ever recognised the same extra in TV shows that are decades apart? If so you could…

Huw Green is correct that psychotherapy “occupies an increasingly central place in our culture” (So you want to try psychotherapy. But what does it actually do?,…

The sound came first. In a San Francisco Bart train tunnel, Don Veca took his recorder and captured a train’s metallic roar – “like demons in…

The abuse hurled at Europe’s golfers in the Ryder Cup elicited gasps and dismay on both sides of the Atlantic. The crowd at the Bethpage Black…

Being organised, active and helpful could not just make you a better person, it may even help you live longer. On the other hand, being frequently…

Efforts to reduce the hostility people feel towards rival political parties can result in small changes – but such effects largely evaporate within two weeks, researchers…

Calling the contrite: are you very sorry, or are you extremely remorseful? Do you see that what you did was very wrong, or have you recognised…