Two experts at the forefront of untangling the gut-brain connection explain its role in IBS, Parkinson’s, and depression.

A new pancreatic cancer drug doubles survival times. And a new treatment for a rare form of ALS slows and improves some ...

As NASA prepares for long-term moon bases, scientists are working on how to grow food in lunar soil and deal with razor-sharp ...

The chlorine in swimming pools reacts with our urine and sweat, producing volatile chemicals that are potentially harmful to ...

Ancient squirrel poop provides a snapshot of life during the last ice age. And, how different types of laughter originate in ...

The chlorine in swimming pools reacts with our urine and sweat, producing volatile chemicals that are potentially harmful to ...

Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries. A greater argonaut (Argonauta argo) ...

Neuroscientist Mary-Frances O’Connor explores what happens in the brain when you experience grief and why it’s a struggle to accept loss. The following is an excerpt from The Grieving Brain: The ...

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This story was produced by Science Friday and América Futura as part of our “Astronomy: Made in Latin America” newsletter and series. It is available in Spanish here. In the remote Atacama Desert of ...