Fitness

James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo share the Nobel Prize for their work on harnessing the cancer patient's own immune system to destroy tumors.

Butter is making a comeback as a healthy fat. But are the claims for the benefits of butter for real?

Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen explains what exactly emotional support animals are, and whether or not you really have to sit next to one at your favorite restaurant

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann talks about the just-issued Goalkeepers Report, tracking progress against poverty and disease even as the population keeps rising.

By rethinking our running habits we can maximize running’s benefits and minimize its shortcomings

Men and women experience the attacks differently due to both physiology and sociology

A science writer and java junkie struggles to stop abusing the world’s most popular drug

Gymnemic acid binds to the taste receptors on your tongue that perceive sweetness. As a result, it makes sweet things taste a lot less sweet

What is a fecal transplant and who would want one? It all boils down to your gut microbiota

The benefits of giving rather than receiving are more than just spiritual

Senior Editor Gary Stix talks about the September special issue of Scientific American, devoted to the science of being human. And Brown University evolutionary biologist Ken Miller discusses human chromosome 2 and what it tells us about us.

Balance is something we don’t think much about after we learn it (as a child) or start to lose it (as a senior), but balance is crucial to healthy living