Mind
Women's Better Sense of Touch Explained
Smaller fingers mean closer nerve endings and the ability to resolve finer detail
Stories by Melinda Wenner
Mind
Monkeys Get the Creeps, Too
Like humans, animals do not care for realistic animations of themselves
Tech
Multimedia Memory Boost
A video before bed or a recording played while asleep can enhance learning
Mind
How Fantasies Affect Focus
Thoughts about love or sex make the mind more creative or analytical
Health
Are Antidepressants Safe for Pregnant Women?
Recent research shows a risk to fetuses and infants
Mind
The Neural Advantage of Speaking 2 Languages
Bilingual people process certain words faster than others
Mind
Head Lines: Handwriting Reveals Liars
Also: Stimulating Brain Cells May Be Trickier Than We Thought
Mind
Electric Surprise
Stimulating brain cells may be trickier than we thought
The Sciences
Does Inflammation Trigger Insulin Resistance and Diabetes?
It's not just obesity--more evidence links inflammation with type 2 diabetes
Health
Know if Disease Grows Inside You
Complex diseases have complex causes. Luckily, they also leave a multitude of traces
Health
World Changing Ideas: 20 Ways to Build a Cleaner, Healthier, Smarter World
From solar power to powering our planet with garbage, Scientific American explores ideas that would improve our planet
Tech
MIND Reviews: Brainy Gifts
From home sleep-cycle monitoring to a tap into the psychology of motivation, these clever products promise to get inside your head
Mind
Smile! It Could Make You Happier
Making an emotional face—or suppressing one—influences your feelings
The Sciences
Positions of Genes Inside the Cell Nucleus Exert Biological Effects
Researchers are learning how the architecture of the nucleus affects gene expression
Medical & Biotech
Gene therapy: An Interview with an Unfortunate Pioneer
Lessons learned by James M. Wilson, the scientist behind the first gene therapy death
Sustainability
Cooking
Preparing foods with fire may have made us humans what we are
The Sciences
Origins: The Start of Everything
Where do rainbows come from? What about flying cars, love and LSD?
The Sciences
A Biochemical Way to Reduce Drug Side Effects?
An emerging class of medicines works its magic by targeting unusual sites on biological molecules
Mind
A Patchwork Mind: How Your Parents' Genes Shape Your Brain
We each have two parents, but their genetic contributions to what makes us us are uneven. New research shows we are an amalgam of influences from mom and dad
The Sciences
Genetic Copy Variations and Disease
A new sense for how variable numbers of genes cause disease
