I explore why human behavior can sometimes be cruel, based on real-life examples.

A collection of prehistoric human remains has revealed gruesome insights into a brutal massacre that took place more than 4,000 years ago. For a study published in the journal Antiquity, researchers ...

Other people can be baffling. Even in our closest relationships, loved ones frequently behave in ways that can seem inexplicable. Why can’t your friend recognize her self-destructive foibles? Why do ...

Most people would agree, especially after a global pandemic, that nobody actually knows what the future holds. But very few of us apply this logic to our own personality. Shankar Vedantam, a ...

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, ...