In the age of social media, fears and rumors about outbreaks and epidemics can quickly spread out of control.

On the road with the Israeli ambulance drivers who save Palestinian lives

A journey into the evolving research on the benefits of speaking multiple languages.

Japan's country and culture is conflicted over cuteness.

Despite decades of promising research, the many men who want their own contraceptive pill still have nothing.

There may be a scientific explanation (and upside) to sensory issues.

How vigilant should parents be about the amount and type of screen time their children have access to?

What drives the partners of men who have died to try and have their babies? A journey into the fraught world of post-mortem sperm donation.

A rare genetic disorder protects its carriers from disease and aging. What if a diet could replicate its effects?

Many adults with anorexia have distinctive traits that lock them into a destructive relationship with food. Those same traits could help them escape it.

A writer explores manipulating her diet to treat her Type 2 diabetes.

One morning, Samantha Anderson woke to find that she could no longer swallow. Three-and-a-half years later, she’s finally regaining her ability to eat.

Frieda Klotz visits the world's first cyborg fair.

Holly Cave wanted to know why her pregnancy ended at nine weeks. She discovered that talking about her loss helped change how she thought about it.

Rats can smell tuberculosis. Dogs can smell cancer. Now they’re being trained to help us survive.

Harnessing the mind to reduce side-effects and slash drug costs.