A recent study provides evidence that some results of behavioral experiments with insects cannot be fully reproduced. So far, possible reproducibility problems have been little discussed in this ...

Books and articles on behavioral finance tend to discuss “the crazy things that clients sometimes do and not a lot about what we, as practitioners, are supposed to actually do about it,” said Kitces, ...

Commuters are creatures of habit—until, suddenly, they aren’t. That is the conclusion of researchers, working at a number of institutions and across a variety of studies, who have examined when and ...

From work meetings to first dates, it's essential to adjust our behavior for success. In certain situations, it can even be a matter of life or death. So how do we switch our behavior when situations ...

Dementia doesn't just erode memory -- it also changes behavior and mental health. A study shows the brain's salience network and tau protein may be involved. When most people think of dementia, ...

Most people, after suffering consequences for a bad decision, will alter their future behavior to avoid a similar negative outcome. That’s just common sense. But many social circles have that one ...

A new study suggests that encountering reminders of romance can lead individuals to take greater risks. This influence appears to stem from a reduced sense of self-control, prompting behaviors that ...

When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025, sampled the stock and passed out on ...

A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...