A multi-year study of the reliability of published social & behavioral science research has found that only about half of ...

People with health anxiety tend to get tangled up in problematic behaviors, such as reassurance-seeking, excessive body checking and avoidance. These behaviors act like a vortex, sucking you into that ...

It’s been four years since The World Health Organization declared that “behavioral science is underutilized in public health, and ineffective behavior change techniques continue to be used.” A small ...

Overview: Behavioral science explains how people think and make decisions in real-world situations, highlighting the gap between rational assumptions and ...

Ask most conservationists to talk about their impact, and you’ll hear stories of forests protected, of species saved, or of new technologies making a difference. But if you take a step back from those ...

Researchers used the April 2024 solar eclipse to study its effect on songbird behavior. A smartphone app allowed over 1,000 citizen scientists to record bird observations across North America. The ...