Mind & BrainFebruary 1, 2009
The Serious Need for Play
Free, imaginative play is crucial for normal social, emotional and cognitive development. It makes us better adjusted, smarter and less stressed
Stories by Melinda Wenner
Mind & BrainFebruary 1, 2009
The Origins of Suicidal Brains
Certain life experiences may lead to brain changes in suicide victims
Mind & BrainJanuary 1, 2009
Does Herpes Cause a Form of Sen. Edward Kennedy's Brain Cancer?
New evidence points to a link between the herpesvirus and the deadly cancer glioblastoma
Mind & BrainDecember 1, 2008
When Your Mind Disowns a Limb
When the mind is fooled into disowning a limb, body functions go awry
Mind & BrainDecember 1, 2008
Head Lines: Cut Up Those Cards
Mind & BrainDecember 1, 2008
MIND Reviews: Obsession: A History
Reviews and recommendations from the December 2008/January 2009 issue of Scientific American MIND
HealthDecember 1, 2008
Obesity's Tie to Childhood Earaches
Childhood ear infections may damage the nerve for taste, leading to obesity
HealthDecember 1, 2008
Birth Control Pills Affect Women's Taste in Men
How synthetic hormones change desire in women—and their choice in a mate
EnvironmentDecember 1, 2008
Crops Could Cleanse Soil
The SciencesDecember 1, 2008
Soldiers Who Have Taken a Life More Likely to Defend Iraq War
Compared with veterans who have not killed, those who have more strongly begrudge Americans who oppose the war
Mind & BrainDecember 1, 2008
Food Fix
Overeating may be a self-medication attempt by dopamine-deprived brains
HealthNovember 21, 2008
Fact or Fiction?: Cell Phones Can Cause Brain Cancer
Should you be worried about that mobile plastered to your ear?
HealthOctober 1, 2008
Investigating Serotonin's Role in SIDS
Mice reveal how changes to the regulatory system can be fatal
Mind & BrainOctober 1, 2008
MIND Reviews: Books, Movies & More
Reviews and recommendations from the October/November 2008 issue of Scientific American MIND
The SciencesOctober 1, 2008
Rethinking the Wrinkling: Key Genes Cause Aging
Key genes, rather than cell and DNA damage, as causes of aging
EnvironmentSeptember 1, 2008
Plasma Turns Garbage into Gas
Florida debuts its innovative in plasma technology, backed by Atlanta-based Geoplasma
EnvironmentSeptember 1, 2008
Global Seed Vault Now Accepting Seeds
A secure place to store copies of crops and other plants in case of global calamity
EnvironmentSeptember 1, 2008
Preserving Forests and Business
How conservation, urban development and logging requirements can coexist
HealthAugust 25, 2008
What makes pancreatic cancer so deadly?
Last week, NFL great Gene Upshaw passed away suddenly from pancreatic cancer. Oncologist Allyson Ocean explains how the illness felled Upshaw only four days after doctors found it
The SciencesAugust 20, 2008
Like the Taste of Chalk? You're in Luck--Humans May Be Able to Taste Calcium
Finding could explain why many people don't get enough of the nutrient and develop osteoporosis
HealthAugust 15, 2008
How to Be Popular during the Olympics: Be H. Lee Sweeney, Gene Doping Expert
Physiologist Lee Sweeney has been asked to dope an entire junior college football team, but his day job is studying age-related muscle decline
Mind & BrainAugust 15, 2008
The Danger of Stress
Getting stressed isn't just a state of mind. It can also seriously harm the body.
Mind & BrainAugust 1, 2008
Mind Reviews: Books, Movies & More
Reviews and recommendations from the August/September 2008 issue of Scientific American MIND
Mind & BrainAugust 1, 2008
Squeaky Mice Reveal Emotion, Self-Expression in the Brain
Mice sing complex ultrasonic songs that gives researchers clues to the genetic roots of pleasure