Human
Mind, body, health, disease, medicine and hope
The human experience is driven not just by the natural processes that shape our minds, bodies and world, but also by our ability to understand and shape those processes. From good health to terrible disease, from the foods we eat to the drugs we take, and from simple psychology to the the complexity of consciousness.
Unvaccinated children who contracted the illness lost their immunity to many other infections.
Despite high-profile study, the ancestors of humans living today likely evolved in many places at once, say critics.
Tiny brainlike cell cultures called organoids offer clues about human evolution.
Oxygen-sensing genes allow cells to adapt when oxygen levels drop.
The two main compounds in cannabis are in a constant balancing act.
A stent implanted in an artery has a sensor to track blood flow and sends data on the patient's condition wirelessly to doctors.
New study of hearts from apes and humans shows that people need to be active to have healthy hearts.
A month's worth of cool science stories summed up.
Drinking alcohol or taking certain medications can make us unfit to drive, but what about marijuana?
Alternative sanitation systems are making use of creatures that find homes in human poop.
New study shows that we direct our gazes differently even when we are staring at the same images.
A special type of spectroscopy helped doctors differentiate between tumors in mice that responded to radiation therapy and those that resisted it.
