Kathleen Tierney faced felony charges for posting a GIF on a Tempe councilman's Facebook that the city viewed as a threat.

Even though it can cause excruciating and debilitating muscle spasms, most people had never heard of stiff person syndrome until late last year, when singer Celine Dion announced her diagnosis. This ...

Time magazine has named “The Architects of AI” as its 2025 Person of the Year, marking a defining moment in the global conversation around artificial intelligence. Announcing the decision on Thursday ...

Tim Metz is worried about the “Google Maps–ification” of his mind. Just as many people have come to rely on GPS apps to get around, the 44-year-old content marketer fears that he is becoming dependent ...

Many people intentionally choose ignorance as an excuse to act selfishly, according to research from the American Psychological Association. Whether it’s avoiding things they don’t understand at work ...

There's no worse feeling than being disrespected. Whether it's a family member or a partner, it's easy to lose one's temper and go off the deep end. However, people who refuse to tolerate disrespect ...

President Donald Trump is getting dunked on social media after he apparently confused a basic legal principle for a person. While leading a roundtable discussion Wednesday at the White House on antifa ...

This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here. My relationship with English began by force. Growing up in A Coruña, ...

The pervasive spread of misinformation can be tracked to cognitive limitations, social influence and the global spread of online networks. Combatting it has become an "arms race" between truth and ...

For people looking for ways to protect their cognitive health as they age, a Kettering Health neurosurgeon says there’s good news: the second most common form of dementia is preventable. Vascular ...