More than 20 million people will get direct deposits early this month to help pay Part B benefits.

A recent study indicates that Americans with lower cognitive ability scores tend to be more likely to embrace Christian nationalism. The findings suggest the ideology’s appeal is linked to underlying ...

3 years on from the illegal felling of Britain's famous Sycamore Gap tree, new aerial images reveal how the stump is flourishing.

Most think social media leads to manipulation and division, but they also say it informs people and gives them a voice in politics.

Once considered a fringe practice, hypnotherapy is entering the mainstream, being offered at spas and even administered to treat depression and addiction. Why are we so entranced by it?

With an eye towards making room for native wildlife, a pair of golf courses are looking an awful lot more green. Along England’s coastline, a golf course has been transformed into a wetland nature res...

Bear known for sitting in solitude won tournament celebrating the animals’ ability to eat large amounts of fish

Many cancers associated with infection are preventable

Addiction is a complex brain disorder that can be brought on by a variety of factors—and it can happen to anyone.

Urban, suburban and rural Americans engage in public life at similar rates but differ in some of the specific activities they do.

Indoors, outdoors, heart-pounding or soothing - research reveals the top past times to better your mental health

Baseball is much more than a sport—it’s a wonderful example of a functioning legal system.

How can we fix our pricing crisis? Economic sociologist Lindsay Owens urges tough new rules – and a consumer uprising

A new survey of American teenagers suggests that negative online experiences vary wildly by platform, with TikTok and Instagram users reporting much higher rates of sleep disruption and negative social comparison than those using YouTube.

MS NOW is the EXCLUSIVE streamer for “Power To The People” - a cele...

The two Alpha Epsilon Pi members were charged with hazing. The fraternity was booted from the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in 2015, officials said.

People are using AI to call customer service, negotiate bills, or cancel subscriptions. Companies are working out how to handle these bot callers.

A recent study links inconsistent brain reward signals to higher body weight and erratic eating patterns. The research suggests that fluctuating neural responses, rather than consistently strong cravings, may drive overeating and certain eating disorders.

Scientists engineered roses that made both a blue pigment and a colorless helper molecule that brought out its shade.

The brain may have a built-in way to quickly settle disagreements between regions processing the same scene. Researchers found that matching signals between two visual areas lasted longer, while confl...

Chronic inflammation tied to stress, lifestyle, mental health, and socioeconomic conditions may silently change the heart for years before any symptoms appear. People with the highest inflammation lev...

A school where Aristotle taught Alexander the Great has been found in northern Greece.

In a new book, psychologist Marisa Franco explains why it's good to feel good about yourself — and shares a helpful memory technique that we've turned into a printable worksheet.

Artificial intelligence is turbocharging scams in ways unimaginable just a few years ago. Ninety-eight percent of Americans say they have been targeted by scammers — many on a daily basis — according to a poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Michael Marra was elected on Saturday to replace Anas Sarwar, who quit Holyrood for the House of Lords.