People who are unusually intelligent tend to look at the world in a way that takes in the bigger picture. This special skill ...

Research published in the journal Intelligence highlights an unexpected downside to high cognitive ability. The constant ...

When people spend their time struggling instead of gaining knowledge, they end up unhappy, no matter how smart they are.

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When scientists describe “Earth-like” planets, the phrase often brings to mind worlds scattered across the galaxy, quietly waiting to host oceans, forests, and perhaps civilizations. A recent ...

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A new model increases the probability of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, upending the decades-old “hard steps” theory that intelligent life was an incredibly improbable event on Earth. Are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New models of planetary atmospheres and stellar radiation suggest that worlds capable of supporting intelligent life may be far ...

While everyone knows that one person who kills the vibe at dinner parties, few realize that social intelligence isn't about ...

Intelligent life in the Universe could be far more widespread than previously imagined. A new study has just shaken up a well-known theory, the "hard steps" theory, by explaining that the emergence of ...