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Usually, individuals don’t want to be angry. In a group, however, negative emotions can rile the tribe. On the streets of London, Ed Coper felt it first hand ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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Scientists have discovered that the brain’s sensory systems play a much larger role in speech learning than previously believed.

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Science now has a name for what happens to your mind near the ocean, in a hot bath, or even in front of a backyard fountain.

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We grew up being told, in one way or another, that talking to yourself is what lonely people do. Or stressed people. Or your ...

The human mind is always searching for meaning in ambiguity. Could misinterpretations of the external world create the experience of the supernatural?