Smell You Later: The Weird Science of How Sweat Attracts
Smell is often dismissed as the least important sense. But it’s the funk that draws us together
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Affected Development: Will Kids Ever Recover from Isolation?
For many children, our panicked pandemic lives are the only lives they’ve ever known
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Having More Nightmares Lately? You’re Not Alone
Swarms of bugs, inescapable crowds, and moments of maskless horror are the new normal. Will we ever sleep soundly again?
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Blue Space Is the New Green Space
Why being near water can be a boon for our health and wellness
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Blah Blah Blah: The Lack of Small Talk Is Breaking Our Brains
Chit-chat is often dismissed as mindless and boring. But its absence over the past year is affecting you more than you think
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Invasion of the Ticks
Inside the quest to track one of humanity’s tiniest deadly predators
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What Astronauts Can Teach Us about Mental Health and Isolation
We’re learning what members of space missions have known for decades: it’s hard to live in a confined space for long periods of time
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Your Brain on COVID-19
Fear, denial, panic buying: why our minds are not designed to process threats like the coronavirus pandemic
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How Fear Takes Hold of Our Bodies
Shallow breathing, dizziness, pounding heart: the science behind why we’re so afraid right now
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Are Plants Listening to Us? It Depends Who You Ask
A controversial 1970s book claimed that plants can hear. It turns out its authors might not have been entirely wrong
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