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As far as fairytales go, dwarfs can be Bashful, Sleepy, Grumpy or Dopey. But in space, dwarfs might be better called Hungry, ...

Movement and creativity go hand in hand. Scientists are working to discover why Luke Borsten, age 38, has been backpacking and making music since childhood. Today the Portland, Ore.–based filmmaker ...

Known as “poop maxxing,” or more politely, “fiber maxxing,” there is a swell of enthusiasm for high-fiber foods, regular ...

Karl Deisseroth, Georg Nagel and Peter Hegemann developed optogenetics, which uses light and genetics to control individual ...

Amanda Loudin is a freelance writer whose work has been featured in the New York Times, National Geographic and elsewhere.