Behavior & Society
How Room Designs Affect Your Work and Mood
Brain research can help us craft spaces that relax, inspire, awaken, comfort and heal
Stories by Emily Anthes
Tech
Slide Show: Science in Depth--Mini Subs Unlock Mysteries Deep Below the Ocean's Surface
New, improved human-operated and robotic submarines promise to give scientists access to most of the ocean floor, a place less explored than the moon or Mars
Mind
Six Ways to Boost Brainpower
The adult human brain is surprisingly malleable: it can rewire itself and even grow new cells. Here are some habits that can fine-tune your mind
Mind
Is Baby's Stress Inherited from the Parents?
A gene may affect infant anxiety, but good parenting can overrule it
Mind
Dressed for Distress: Clothing's Effects on the Mind
The choice to wear traditional garb affects boys and girls differently
Mind
Avian Cooperation: Rooks Work Together to Solve Puzzle for Food
The corvids become the first nonprimates observed to figure out together how to retrieve a treat
Mind
Brain Injury's Toll
Aging veterans with head trauma experience faster cognitive decline
The Sciences
Are Immune System Molecules Brain-Builders—And Destroyers?
Researchers stumble across immune proteins that play an unexpected—and very different—role in the brain
Mind
'Til Death Do Us Part
Monogamous monkeys reveal the brain circuits of pair bonding
Mind
The Sound of Silence
Before we can hear, specialized ear cells ready our brain for noise
Health
E-noses Could Make Diseases Something to Sniff at
Diagnosing illnesses could be as easy as breathing.
