Researchers found that conventional thinkers, those who rank low on openness to new ideas and experiences, came up with more creative ideas.

Coming up with a creative idea requires us to draw on all our previous knowledge. But how does this happen in our mind and in our brain?

Researchers have developed a new method for training people to be creative, one that shows promise of succeeding far better than current way

The benefits of taking a shower might be more than skin deep - and there's a reason why many people get their best ideas daydreaming there.

Science suggests that mind-wandering freely to more pleasant and playful thoughts may improve our mood and foster creativity.

Laura Allsop meets the artist collecting trash from the streets of his native Nairobi and alchemising it into wildly inventive sculptures