Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Memories and photos both can misrepresent the past. Westend61 via Getty Images In 1990, George Franklin was convicted of murder ...

It's quick and easy to access Live Science Plus, simply enter your email below. We'll send you a confirmation and sign you up for our daily newsletter, keeping you up to date with the latest science ...

"I like to think about memory as akin to a Wikipedia page. You can go in there and edit it. But so can other people." – Dr. Elizabeth Loftus, Buried Scene from "Buried" Source: Courtesy of SHOWTIME In ...

Is there such a thing as a repressed memory? I've summarized research on that question in two previous posts: "False Memories in People with Superior Memory Abilities" and "Remembering Something That ...

In 1983, a 26-year-old woman named Nancy Tyson took her father to court in Washington state. Tyson claimed that her father, Dwayne Tyson, had sexually abused her on a regular basis when she was ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gabrielle Principe, College of Charleston (THE CONVERSATION) In 1990, George Franklin ...