Jann Ingmire

For ages we’ve assumed that early musical training in childhood is needed to have perfect pitch and that it’s just not possible for adults to acquire the skill.

Young children who hear more than one language spoken at home become better communicators, a new study finds.

When faced with a moral dilemma, people using a foreign language make decisions based on assessments of what’s best for the common good—even if the decision means sacrificing one life so others can live—new research suggests.

People who tend to stay up late and wake up late in the morning are different in many important ways from early risers, new research shows.

New research based on brain scans shows that people who care about justice are swayed more by reason than by emotion.