Looming Sounds
Being in good physical condition could actually be detrimental to your hearing.
Little House on the Moon
Swedish engineering students have teamed up with an artist to build a small cottage on the Moon.
Sports Drinks
Sports drinks are so acidic that they wear down tooth enamel – and brushing can worsen the problem.
Secondhand Smoke
More than half of New Yorkers show signs of exposure to secondhand smoke.
Race & Bulimia
Black girls from poor families are more likely than wealthy white girls to suffer from bulimia.
Pre-Mistake Brainwaves
Brainwaves can signal when your attention is wandering, making some mistakes more likely.
Bad Judgment Roundup
Dumb decisions made by smart investors can lead to crashes in the stock market, and Americans flunk basic science.
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Sleep & Memory
Different stages of sleep may play separate, crucial roles in memory formation.
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Why smart people sometimes make really dumb decisions, the neural consequences of not paying attention, and our complicated relationship with food.
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HEALTH: New vaccines provide instant immunity, Addiction and Parkinson's disease, the upside of salt, ship pollution threatens coastal residents, and more.
Night Shift Metabolism
Staying up all night triggers biological changes that can lead to obesity, hypertension, and diabetes.
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Caterpillars infiltrate ant nests, loneliness and your health, how planes can fly upside down, and more.
Evolution of Conscience
Hunting and gathering in pre-historic times may have led to the evolution of the conscience.
Perception Roundup
Scientists make advances in the understanding of synesthesia, a condition in which different senses are mixed up in the brain.
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EVOLUTION & MORALITY SPECIAL: Hunting large game led to the evolution of the conscience, and evidence of moral systems in other animals. Also: Giant snake fossil points to warmer times, and grandparents helped civilization evolve.
Emerging Infections
New global diseases are emerging faster than at any other time in human history.
Behind Kissing
The evolutionary roots of kissing are a bit less romantic than you might think.
Behind Kissing
The evolutionary roots of kissing are a bit less romantic than you might think.
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EVOLUTION SPECIAL: Celebrating Charles Darwin's 200th birthday, the evolution of kissing, mosquito love duets, robot sex, and the unhealthy history of the human diet.