Humans
Scratching an itch can bring a contradictory wave of pleasure and misery. A mouse study on scratching, reported in the Jan. 31 Science, fleshes…
In 1960, a new drug revolutionized society from the bedroom…
Passing quietly away from sheer heartbreak is a trope that…
A virus that caused a large outbreak in Brazil this year can spread from a…
The misfolded proteins responsible for a fatal neurological illness in deer have a twist. The…
A molecule in lizard saliva may make it easier to find certain tumors in the…
Close your eyes and imagine a sound, someone’s voice, coming from your left. It slowly…
An extended childhood, a hallmark of human development, may have gotten off to an ancient…
Synthetic food dyes — and their links to neurobehavioral issues in children — are having…