The praying mantis looms large, towering over you and filling your field of view. It has its prey in sight – an unsuspecting Bombardier beetle. The menacing green insect twitches its arms, and closes ...

Virtual reality therapy could be a key to helping patients with psychosis reduce agoraphobic avoidance and distress, according to a recent study published in the Lancet. In the study VR therapy was ...

Empathy is not just a “nice-to-have” soft skill – it is a foundation of how children and adults regulate emotions, build friendships and learn from one another. Between the ages of 6 and 9, children ...

This article is also available as a pdf version. A young man walks toward the entrance to an underground subway. As he starts down the escalator, his heart rate increases, but he continues. He ...

Researchers gave patients VR devices to see if it could help make them more comfortable. Share on Pinterest VR headsets aren’t just for fun. They may be able to help with medical treatment. Getty ...

We're so used to seeing virtual reality depicted nefariously in films like The Matrix, Virtuousity (a forgotten '90s classic) and The Lawnmower Man, it's genuinely surprising to see something that ...