Humans

  1. Health & Medicine

    Fat weighs heavy on the brain

    New study shows obesity interferes with memory, thinking and reasoning.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Life

    Full-body taste

    Turns out that the tongue isn’t the only place where the body can taste what you ate.

    By Douglas Fox
  3. Health & Medicine

    Evolved to run

    Heel bones hint that humans could run farther than Neandertals.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Health & Medicine

    Scientists help amputees by getting on their nerves

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Health & Medicine

    Making snotty scents

    Mucus may play big role in the nose's job of smelling.

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Health & Medicine

    The memory test

    Quizzing yourself while studying beats using the highlighter.

    By Stephen Ornes
  7. Health & Medicine

    Bright dining makes mice gain weight

    Study connects nighttime light exposure, body mass.

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. Humans

    Volcanic doom for Neandertals

    Eruptions may have helped set the stage for modern humans.

    By Stephen Ornes
  9. Health & Medicine

    Obesity and the common cold

    A study of children finds those who caught a particular virus were more likely to be obese.

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Health & Medicine

    Cockroaches could be good medicine

    Ground-up bug brains are shown to kill resistant bacteria.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Health & Medicine

    Better living from scorpion venom

    Toxins in venom could be used to battle pests, fight cancer, even numb pain.

    By Emily Sohn
  12. Health & Medicine

    Tomatoes that trick taste buds

    Eating these lab-grown treats can make sour foods taste really sweet.

    By Stephen Ornes