Why Clowns Creep Us Out
A psychologist explains our cultural coulrophobia.
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How ADHD Was Sold
A new book outlines an epidemic of over-diagnosis and addiction.
The Science of Going Viral
What can memetics tell us about Internet culture?
Where No Miner Has Gone Before
It’s one small step for man, one giant leap for asteroid prospectors.
Science Is Suffering Because of Peer Review’s Big Problems
How to reform the journal publication process.
Why Are We Still Waiting for the Male Pill?
Despite decades of promising research, the many men who want their own contraceptive pill still have nothing.
The Dawn of Antidepressants
Have antidepressant drugs ever truly worked—and does that matter?
Why Are So Many of Us Over-Sensitive?
There may be a scientific explanation (and upside) to sensory issues.
The Cure For Fear
Scientists have discovered a radical new way to treat our most traumatic memories.
Dead Man’s Sperm
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.
Octopuses Are Smart, But Are They Conscious?
How Inky's daring escape calls animal intelligence into question.
The Experimental Diet That Mimics a Rare Genetic Mutation
A rare genetic disorder protects its carriers from disease and aging. What if a diet could replicate its effects?
The Sharing Economy Comes to Scientific Research
How pooling resources can save scientists time and money.
Why Do We Still Flock to Exhibits of Dead People?
The reason "Body Worlds" and copycat exhibits attract visitors.
How Drones Can Improve Scientific Research
They aren't just for Amazon anymore.
A Grown-Up Approach to Treating Anorexia
Many adults with anorexia have distinctive traits that lock them into a destructive relationship with food. Those same traits could help them escape it.
Can Food Be Medicine?
A writer explores manipulating her diet to treat her Type 2 diabetes.
