Researchers are looking into what triggers lucid episodes in Alzheimer's patients, and what they tell us about caring for people with dementia.

An immunologist who's been on both sides of vaccine hesitancy talks about what drives it, what gets missed, and how to build ...

There are more than 7,000 languages used across the globe today, but this is just a fraction of what once existed. In a new study, researchers homed in on what they call the “golden age” of language, ...

Modern life involves a lot of sitting and staring at screens, and that takes a toll. Can moving for 5 minutes make a ...

At the peak of linguistic diversity, humans may have spoken up to 10 times as many languages as we do today. An immunologist who’s been on both sides of vaccine hesitancy talks about what drives it, ...

“Body Electric” examines what technology and screens are doing to our minds and bodies, and how we can reclaim our well-being. The following is an excerpt from “Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs ...

When I started running, each time was a trial. Since then, I have run hundreds of miles on paved roads and dirt trails. I love the crunch of gravel or the bounce of pine needles under my feet, ...

The Perseids are a favorite meteor shower of many Northern Hemisphere skywatchers, especially during the mild summer nights of August. But if you can’t get outside or if you’re clouded out, you can ...

What do the hydrodynamics of insect pee, $1 hearing aids, and squid robots have in common? A lab organized around curiosity, ...

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland recounts her unconventional path into politics in a new book. And she tells us why ...

DNA signatures of plant and animal species remain behind even after they’ve been eaten, digested, excreted, and flushed down the toilet.