Human Body

Retroviruses joined the human genome long ago; their effects are not yet clear.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Natural sleep patterns can greatly impact athletic success.
Chris Gorski, Editor
A special protein enhances sleep’s healing power and speeds flu recovery.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
Autonomy sometimes makes workers less happy and less productive.
Nala Rogers, Contributor
Eating more meat could counteract high blood pressure, but some scientists doubt the finding.
Benjamin Plackett, Contributor
E-cigarette vapor is likely less carcinogenic than secondhand smoke, but is higher in metals.
Benjamin Plackett, Contributor
Students who consume sports drinks pack on more pounds than their peers.
Patricia Waldron, Contributor
The popular spice could be used to fight bacteria.
Allison Jarrell, Contributor
Musicians’ brains are different than the rest of ours.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
How can great musicians seem to do the impossible?
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
New insights explain how respiration does not result in asphyxiation.
Peter Gwynne, Contributor
A jug of wine, a loaf of bread and coding come together in the prefrontal cortex.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor