Affect is a positive-to-negative feeling in consciousness, and there is fierce debate about exactly what it is. This post summarizes the current state of the debate.

When they kick off Sunday at AT&T Stadium, the Los Angeles Chargers will be playing with plenty of motivation, against a team just hours from officially being eliminated from the playoffs. With the ...

Many runners prefer to train outdoors year-round, whatever the weather throws at them. But even the most committed will occasionally swap pavements for a treadmill, whether to dodge ice, manage ...

Warmer waters are fueling stronger, snowier storms—at least for now. Here’s how scientists think this phenomenon will evolve as the planet gets hotter. Steam is seen rising off a frozen Lake Michigan ...

The NFL returns to Black Friday again this year and will head to Lincoln Financial Field for a matchup between the Bears and Eagles. The Bears and Eagles enter this game as the leaders of their ...

We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...

This film uses archival clips and documents to examine the way climate change evolved from nonpartisan topic to divisive issue. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

In 1961, MIT meteorologist Edward Lorenz was inputting numbers into a weather prediction program. His model was based on a dozen variables, the value of one being .506127. When he ran the model again, ...

No taxes on tips and overtime start in the 2025 tax year but end in 2028. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, parents of any child under 18 (by the end of the year) may open a Trump account for their child.

Even if you’re not shopping for a new car, President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs on raw materials, vehicles and vehicle parts could cause financial strain on another front: car insurance.

As I write this, President Trump has instituted a minimum 10 percent tariff on virtually all imports, with imports from other countries seeing significantly higher rates. Of note, China and India, ...