So the question remains: after tragedy, is ours the best possible world? Leibniz invites a metaphysical “yes,” but only if we ...

After weathering one of the toughest media eras for young women, Ashlee Simpson is back on stage—and back to herself.

Paul and Earl Hudson were born to a Jamaican mother and an American father who worked as a mechanic for the U.S. Air Force, and they moved all over the country before settling down in Washington, D.C.

As we age, the human brain rewires itself. The process happens in distinct phases, or “epochs,” according to new research, as the structure of our neural networks changes and our brains reconfigure ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David DiSalvo writes about science, tech and culture. How many times have we heard the argument repeated, that women and men are ...

Differences between men and women in intelligence and behavior have been proposed and disputed for decades. Now, a growing body of scientific evidence shows hundreds of genes act differently in the ...

But why is that? What is it about our relationships that make them so central to our lives? According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he ...

A new study may challenge what we thought we knew about brain aging. Scientists have discovered that men’s brains shrink faster than women’s as they grow older, even though women are more likely to ...

Backed by research, endorsed by doctors, tracked by apps, the basics of healthy living have become part of a canon. We can recite the precepts—move more, eat carefully, sleep well, don’t smoke—even if ...

During ageing, men experience a greater reduction in volume across more regions of the brain than women do, according to a longitudinal study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Back-to-school time has arrived again, with the usual debates about cell phones, with many schools trying a complete ban. That’s a good start, given what we know about the ill effects of smartphones ...