News

  1. Psychology

    Basketball players richly rewarded for selfishness in playoffs

    Future paychecks trip up teamwork in NBA championship tournament.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Animals

    Bird mimicry lets hustlers keep cheating

    Drongos are false alarm specialists that borrow other species’ warning sounds and freshen up their fraud.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Neuroscience

    Humans can sniff out gender

    A new study adds to controversy of whether people have pheromones.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Health & Medicine

    With help from pig tissue, people regrow muscle

    Noncellular material implanted in patients attracts stem cells to fix injuries.

    By Nathan Seppa
  5. Psychology

    Babies learn some early words by touch

    Tactile cues provided by caregivers give infants a leg up on learning words for body parts.