Articles by Alistair Jennings

The end-of-the-year cool science stories summed up.

A month's worth of cool science stories summed up.

A month's worth of cool science stories summed up.

Do dreams have a purpose, or are they all just stories and images our minds create?

Instead of trying to fight the disease, researchers are focusing on beefing up the brain cells to live alongside the disease.

The short answer is yes.

If you’re an urban dweller, you might be less happy than your suburban counterparts.

How do we transmit information from one person to another?

A neuroscientist explains how music is the language of emotion.

The long road to truly understanding what causes our political beliefs.

Are humans designed to believe? Or is it an unintended by-product of our ballooning brains?

The answer is yes, but not as much as you might think.