Your gut feeling isn't just a metaphor. Science reveals how intuition works-and when you should listen to it.

From a steady sense of calm or unease that won't go away to an unshakeable pull toward (or away from) certain choices, these soul-deep signals act like an internal compass.

Surgeon intuition is often right, but when compared to a standard risk calculator used to estimate complications post-surgery, technology still wins, a new study found. Led by researchers from ...

The future of urban green space might be written in code, according to research in the International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems. The age-old image of the landscape architect, ...

Two doctors describe the role of intuition in medical decision-making as a case study into the mysterious power of this unquantifiable form of knowledge. Doctors are expected to make high-stakes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mom might chalk up her gut feelings to mother's intuition. But the science behind it isn't well understood. (Getty Images) ...