Submechanophobia is an intense and irrational fear of submerged human-made objects. The name originates from three distinct ...

The meat paradox has made it incredibly difficult to make progress on the factory farming problem, which harms hundreds of billions of animals around the globe each year. But some research-backed ...

The New York jail complex uses video games as part of its strategy to reduce violence with programming for good behavior. The New York jail complex uses video games as part of its strategy to reduce ...

An email between Jeffrey Epstein and a billionaire shrink pal runs through options for avoiding trouble with the law — including steps such as wearing disguises or undergoing plastic surgery, ...

Artificial intelligence has reached a critical juncture where its behaviors are no longer confined to theoretical models or controlled lab settings. Species explores a striking example of this shift, ...

For some children, everyday demands such as "brush your teeth" or "time to get off of your computer game," can trigger intense anxiety and extreme resistance. When this type of response affects ...

Many people discover, sometimes much later than expected, that they are not neurotypical, often because the signs were there, but just interpreted as, say, a fun, personal quirk. So we’ve gathered ...

In certain environments, animal stampedes form when survival instincts synchronize across massive herds. Scientists study these events to understand how fear, movement, and crowd density combine into ...

Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is an extreme resistance to everyday demands, such as getting dressed or brushing the teeth. Researchers often associate PDA with autism, especially in children.

A research team from the Cognitive Neurotechnology Unit and the Visual Perception and Cognition Laboratory at Toyohashi University of Technology has found that approach–avoidance behavior in a virtual ...

Facial expressions play a fundamental role in social communication. While it is well established that others’ expressions influence our behavior—such as approaching a smiling person or avoiding an ...