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Alzheimer’s Early Tell

The language of authors who suffered from dementia has a story for the rest of us.

September 22, 2016

Hallucinogen Therapy Is Coming

How shrooms can spring people from fears and destructive habits.

September 8, 2016

The Paradox of Doping in Mountain Climbing

In alpinism, supplemental oxygen is a matter of safety—but some say it’s doping.

August 11, 2016

How Woodpeckers Will Save Football

It takes a bird brain to play contact sports safely.

The Case For Leaving City Rats Alone

A Vancouver rat study is showing us how pest control can backfire.

July 19, 2016

These Clumps of Undigested Food Used to Be Medicinal Charms

Folks got it into their heads that bezoars were a powerful antidote against any poison.

July 18, 2016

Running Is Always Blind

How your brain keeps you from falling on your face.

June 30, 2016