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Is Facebook Luring You Into Being Depressed?

Social media encourages us to follow those we envy.

November 30, 2015

The Secret, Stressful Stories of Fossils

A new field called paleoepigenetics is probing how evolution responds to sudden stress.

November 23, 2015

When Destructive Behavior Makes Biological Sense

For people raised in chaos, risk-taking is hardwired.

November 23, 2015

When Stress Comes with Your Mother’s Milk

Stress hormones in breast milk may help prepare us for a turbulent world.

November 23, 2015

The Inside of a Neutron Star Looks Spookily Familiar

Exotic ultra-compressed matter can look like pasta, among other things.

November 17, 2015