Stories by Agata Blaszczak-Boxe

An app could help those with face blindness but has raised concerns among privacy experts 

People asked to imagine how flooding or droughts would affect particular people or places were more likely to engage in environmentally friendly actions

Certain individuals are seriously impaired when it comes to recognizing individuals of another color

Profound empathy may come at a price

Fungi, like bacteria, are present in everyone’s intestines 

Three-decade study suggests oral bacteria influence the immune response 

Scientists focus on people who carry genetic mutations that cause severe childhood diseases—but don’t get them 

Tissue may help create better skin transplants for patients with severe burns or skin diseases 

Among a group of 82 Ebola survivors in Liberia, nearly all had some neurologic problems six months or longer after they were infected

The tissue engineering technique could someday help restore the voices of patients with otherwise untreatable vocal disorders, although more testing must be done

The dogs in a study chose whether a face was happy or angry by tapping an image with their noses 

More sitting time per day is associated with the risk of colon and endometrial cancer

A spider-like arachnid fossil helps explain the evolutionary path of modern harvestmen, often called 'daddy longlegs'

Using trunks and vocalizations, elephants reassure one another when distressed