psychedelics as antidepressants

The treatments of the future may arise from a long-stigmatized class of drugs

The dangers of daylight saving time

It’s time to do away with a time adjustment that’s been tied to dire health consequences.

FACE BLINDNESS IN A NUTSHELL: PUTTING A HUMAN FACE ON PROSOPAGNOSIA

In severe cases, you wouldn’t even recognize your own reflection.

CHANGING YOUR MIND: THE SCIENCE OF TRANSPLANTING A HUMAN HEAD

The most difficult challenge may be reattaching the recipient head to the donor body.

STARTING FROM SCRATCH: HOW THE BRAIN PROCESSES ITCH

When the skin receives some sort of stimulation, neurons at the skin send signals to our CNS using a complex set of neurotransmitters.

THE RHYTHM OF MOVEMENT

Our bodies are built to have an inherent, subconscious sense of rhythm. From an early age, we unknowingly develop a rhythm in the way we move.

THE STRANGE HISTORY OF ANTIDEPRESSANTS

When rocket fuel derivatives and failed tuberculosis drugs became the first antidepressants.

EATING BUGS: A DIET THAT’S HARD TO SWALLOW

According to a common piece of folklore, you swallowed eight spiders in your sleep last year.

BEEING LIKE A MAGNET

Like ancient mariners relying on a compass to guide them home, the honeybee uses the Earth’s magnetic forces to help them chart their path back to the hive.

THE MAILLARD REACTION: A TASTE OF FOOD CHEMISTRY

Some of these chemicals contribute to the golden-brown color of cooked foods. Others add mouth-watering aromas with a range of flavor descriptors: roasty, toasty, cereal, sweet or caramel.