Earth & Environment
While Europe and America baked through record heat this summer, the other end of the planet quietly dropped to minus 119 Fahrenheit
By Brendan Brown · Aug 8, 2026
August 2026
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Brain & Behavior
The deepest respect tends to be quiet: research finds people feel most respected not when they are praised but when they are given a…
Aug 8, 2026
Health
Staying socially connected in later life is one of the better-evidenced predictors of living longer
Aug 8, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Giving a toddler puzzles does something narrower than the marketing claims
Aug 8, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Staying silent instead of firing back is not about bottling things up
Aug 8, 2026
Brain & Behavior
The clearest sign that someone wants you in their life is rarely a grand gesture
Aug 8, 2026
Brain & Behavior
The people who put others at ease are rarely the wittiest in the room
Aug 8, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Nearly 4 in 5 people report feeling burned out by dating apps sometimes, often, or always
Aug 7, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Smart people are often the worst performers under pressure, not the best
Aug 7, 2026
Health
The 10,000-step target came from the brand name of a 1965 Japanese pedometer, not from research, and studies since suggest the survival…
Aug 7, 2026
Brain & Behavior
The Harvard Study of Adult Development, running for more than 80 years, found that the quality of your relationships at 50 is a better…
Aug 7, 2026
Brain & Behavior
At eighteen, the human brain processes information faster than it ever will again
Aug 7, 2026
Social Sciences
You can sit shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of strangers for eleven hours straight and breathe air that is, by most measures, cleaner…
By Kiran Journals · Aug 7, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Being intelligent and being able to read people are close to separate skills
Aug 7, 2026