Kristen French
Falling Asleep Is More Like Plunging Off a Cliff Than We Thought
It’s not the gradual slip into darkness that scientists assumed
A Trip Around Our Surprisingly Psychedelic Planet
Inside Earth’s most hallucinatory ecosystems
Childhood Friends, Not Moms, Shape Attachment Styles Most
A new study upends conventional wisdom about how we relate to those closest to us
The Secret Lives of Tree Roots
A glimpse into the arboreal underworld tells us how trees will cope in a changing climate
The Worm That Survived Multiple Apocalypses
A riddle wrapped in a question mark
How Super Recognizers See What the Rest of Us Miss
The secret to their extraordinary ability lies not in the brain but the eyes
Should Teenagers Take Psychedelics for Mental Health?
The potential risks are high, but scientists say we need to study the possible benefits
When Do People Speak Out Against Tyranny?
What a mathematical model can tell us about self-censorship
Chimps Can Change Their Minds. Why Can’t We?
New evidence that rationality is wider than humanity
How Giraffes Got Their Very Long Legs
Which came first, the neck or the legs?