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New Evidence Shows How Discrimination Shortens Lives In Black Communities
Nearly half of the mortality gap between Black and White adults can be traced to the cumulative toll of a lifetime of stress and heightened inflammation, a new study published Monday shows. The study, published in
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2025 in Review: Revisiting Top Research From APS’s Journals
This year, psychological scientists tackled profound and varied questions to help us better understand ourselves and the world around us.
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The Best Years of Your Life Are Probably Still Ahead
Laura Carstensen‘s favorite lecture of the year is the one when she tells undergrads at Stanford University that—contrary to what they’ve probably been told and believe—these are not the best years of their lives. Those
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The Risky Choices of Modern Life
A new study compiles an inventory of the 100 most common risky choices of everyday life, creating a framework that scientists can use to study risk and uncertainty in the modern world.
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Latest Cattell Sabbatical Researchers Will Focus on Animal Cognition, Child Development, and Emotion
Three researchers will receive support this year from the Sabbatical Fund Fellowship from the James McKeen Cattell Fund.
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Extreme ‘Clean’ Eating Can Tip Healthy Eaters Into a Danger Zone
Berry bowls. Erewhon smoothies. Chia pudding. Many of us mindfully sprinkle wheat germ on grapefruit or embrace whatever healthy food trend promises to deliver a longer lifespan, and what’s the harm of that? … “Orthorexia
