People with musical anhedonia, a rare inability to enjoy music, are teaching scientists how the brain processes songs. In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of ...

Why do some people live to 100 while their sibling dies decades earlier? Is it luck, lifestyle, or something written into their DNA? Relative to many other species, humans are particularly long-lived, ...

For a long time, most scientists believed that early human hunter-gatherer societies were mostly equal, with little hierarchy ...

Dancing uses overlooked senses and may tie to our deep evolutionary past. Knowing that can only make it more magical.

A new study shows early specialization boosts short-term success but limits long-term excellence. Range, not early focus, ...

How much do your genes determine how long you'll live? It's a question that fascinates us, and one that's been debated for decades.

Are musicians and other music industry professionals really at greater risk of an early death than the general public? Studies say it’s true ...

Readers respond to a guest essay about the methods and reliability of science. Also: Opioid addiction; judges and presidents; ...

For many years, like most of my peers, I thought that science was part of the solution. More knowledge and innovation would ...

Forget the fairy tale. Discover the real science on how marriage affects your bank account, brain health, and long-term ...