A common problem online is people not completing the checkout process — whether that’s buying a product or finishing a donation form. To help donors, or shoppers, complete the transaction, ...

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 ...

This bold social experiment forces people to confront a question they’re never prepared for: would they let a stranger live with them? The reactions reflect micro-expressions, trust cues, and ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. Hello and happy new year! I love the first few days of a new year. It evokes a feeling ...

The advent of web-based platforms for behavioural experimentation has revolutionised the way researchers approach data collection, enabling large-scale, cost-effective studies with diverse populations ...

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 ...

Even in teams stacked with stars, it’s often the glue players, the ones who make everyone else better, who determine success. What’s the science behind a Super Bowl win? A sports psychologist explains ...