Research from the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Research Center found that pictorial warnings are more effective at dissuading cigarette usage than messages containing only text, according to a study ...

Puppies. Kittens. Fat babies. These are the cute things in life we love to coo about, but who knew that the mere sight of them could heighten our mental skills? A new study by Japanese researchers now ...

They would have to rely on the photographs more than their memories anyway, because research has shown that photographing an ...

When it comes to looking at art and artifacts, new research may encourage habitual shutterbugs to put away their cameras. A study suggests museum-goers are less likely to remember objects they ...

When using social media to nudge people toward safe and healthy behaviors, it's critical to make sure the words match the pictures, according to a new study. After looking at social media posts, ...

A picture speaks a thousand words, so it stands to reason that we’re more likely to rely on the image on the front of a food label than the hard data on the back when we serve ourselves what we think ...

Come on, are you even surprised? A new study from Rover.com, an online network that connects dog owners with pet services, found that 65 percent of dog owners admitted to snapping more photos of their ...

Digitally-colorized electron microscopic (EM) image depicting a monkeypox virion (virus particle). Courtesy CDC/Goldsmith at al. (Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Amid soaring case ...

When an image of a person appears within a photo, that individual is perceived as being less real and having "less mind," according to new research published today in Proceedings of the National ...

You've heard of eating smaller meals, cutting out sugar and taking regular walks to help shave off the extra pounds. But now scientists say that just staring at pictures of the food you crave could ...

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 ...

There is, it seems, no shortage of career advice for professional ladies trying to get ahead at work. Lean in, we’re told. Don’t apologize, they say. Now a psychologist at Oregon State University has ...