Stories by Kerri Smith

Kerri Smith works for Nature magazine.

Sex, Drugs and Self-Control

It's not just about rebellion. Neuroscience is revealing adolescents' rich and nuanced relationship with risky behavior...

Neuroscientists want to understand how tangles of neurons produce complex behaviors, but even the simplest networks defy understanding

Three scientists reveal the works of fiction that influenced their life in the lab

Individual bankers behave honestly except when they think about their jobs

By scanning blogs of brain activity, scientists may be able to decode people's thoughts, dreams and intentions

Pulses of light were used to start and stop obsessive grooming in mice

New research shows that the heart does have a limited ability to heal itself, and that small snippets of RNA can be used to stimulate this capacity

"Ginger" mice are found to be more susceptible to melanoma even without any exposure to ultraviolet radiation