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What astronaut diaries tell us about the perils of a mission to Mars
Health

What astronaut diaries tell us about the perils of a mission to Mars

By Sarah Scoles

Super rodents, atomic math, and Marilyn Monroe: everything you need to know about moles
Animals

Super rodents, atomic math, and Marilyn Monroe: everything you need to know about moles

By Tom McNamara

DNA databases may deter criminals, but at what cost?
Health

DNA databases may deter criminals, but at what cost?

By Oscar Schwartz/Undark

Despite appearances, your cat does love you
Animals

Despite appearances, your cat does love you

By Kat Eschner

Why some experts are trying to redefine suicide
Health

Why some experts are trying to redefine suicide

By Temma Ehrenfeld/Undark

Why do clowns creep us out?
Health

Why do clowns creep us out?

By Frank T. McAndrew/The Conversation

New research links air pollution to increased risk of depression and bipolar disorder
Climate Change

New research links air pollution to increased risk of depression and bipolar disorder

By Nicole Wetsman

person playing chess
Health

Why the smartest people can make the dumbest mistakes

By David Robson

You might be withholding life-threatening information from your doctor without knowing it
Health

You might be withholding life-threatening information from your doctor without knowing it

By Kat Eschner

Rodent astronauts suggest trips to Mars will make us anxious, forgetful, and afraid
Health

Rodent astronauts suggest trips to Mars will make us anxious, forgetful, and afraid

By Charlie Wood

Medications could affect how you react to a heatwave
Health

Medications could affect how you react to a heatwave

By Marion Renault

Anorexia may be more complicated than we thought
Health

Anorexia may be more complicated than we thought

By Kat Eschner

What this 17th century astronomer can teach us about succeeding in the modern world
Health

What this 17th century astronomer can teach us about succeeding in the modern world

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The wrong kind of sleep could keep you dwelling on bad memories
Health

The wrong kind of sleep could keep you dwelling on bad memories

By Kat Eschner

Pre-ordering groceries could lead to healthier choices
Health

Pre-ordering groceries could lead to healthier choices

By Anya Samek/The Conversation

serotonin molecule structure
Health

Treating depression takes much more than serotonin

By Grace Huckins

The World Health Organization knows ‘burnout’ is a problem—but is it a disease?
Health

The World Health Organization knows ‘burnout’ is a problem—but is it a disease?

By Sara Chodosh

Connecting the dots on hurricanes and mental health issues
Climate Change

Connecting the dots on hurricanes and mental health issues

By Nicole Wetsman

Psychologists once linked autism to schizophrenia—and blamed moms for both
Health

Psychologists once linked autism to schizophrenia—and blamed moms for both

By Anne Harrington

City life damages mental health in ways we’re just starting to understand
Health

City life damages mental health in ways we’re just starting to understand

By Kate Baggaley

Feel like time is flying? Here’s how to slow it down.
Health

Feel like time is flying? Here’s how to slow it down.

By Steve Taylor/The Conversation

Mourning a fictional character is perfectly valid
Health

Mourning a fictional character is perfectly valid

By Eleanor Cummins

baby steps across football field
Health

This woman counted literal baby steps, and they walk farther than you’d think

By Sara Chodosh

pedestrian with backpack waiting to cross the street
Health

What will it take for humans to trust self-driving cars?

By Rob Verger

A new drug for postpartum depression could help everyone
Health

A new drug for postpartum depression could help everyone

By Nicole Wetsman

Psychosis is the last marijuana side effect you should be worried about
Health

Psychosis is the last marijuana side effect you should be worried about

By Kat Eschner

The science of serial killers is changing
Health

The science of serial killers is changing

By Kate Baggaley

A woman administers a nasal spray
Health

The first new FDA-approved antidepressant in decades goes up your nose

By Kat Eschner

Wearable fitness tracker anxiety downsides
Fitness Gear

24/7 fitness trackers won’t solve all your problems—and they might make you imagine new ones

By Eleanor Cummins

family covered in flour while baking
Health

This untranslatable Danish word is the key to lowering stress

By Marie Helweg-Larsen/The Conversation

Momo
Health

The scientific reason you find that Momo picture so creepy

By Stan Horaczek

walking on the beach at sunset
Health

How fear of regret barricades us into unhealthy jobs and relationships

By Eyal Winter/The Conversation

frustrating tax time
DIY

How to avoid tax season stress

By Dan Seitz

‘Shock therapy’ isn’t as scary as its name—or the movies—suggest
Health

‘Shock therapy’ isn’t as scary as its name—or the movies—suggest

By Nicole Wetsman

pushing buttons
Health

5 facts about button-pushing, from a true expert

By Rachel Plotnick/The Conversation

woman exercise depression mood
Fitness & Exercise

Exercise really does seem to help with depression

By Sara Chodosh

Marie Kondo
Health

The KonMari method sparks the most joy when you tweak it

By Chris Stiff/The Conversation

door options
Health

When faced with tough choices, your brain secretly tips the scales

By Charlie Wood

man snapping selfie in front of the Colisseum
Health

If you want to remember an event, don’t take a picture

By Giuliana Mazzoni/The Conversation

Messenger Kids
Health

Maybe we should all be using Facebook Messenger Kids

By Eleanor Cummins

Elon Musk is wrong. Working extremely long hours doesn’t make you better at your job.
Health

Elon Musk is wrong. Working extremely long hours doesn’t make you better at your job.

By Nicole Wetsman

Shut off your notifications
Health

Start the year by turning off your phone notifications

By Eleanor Cummins

five identical men in white turtlenecks look confused
Health

People with extreme political views have trouble thinking about their own thinking

By Kat Eschner

Library books collective memory
Health

How long can an event hold humanity’s attention? There’s an equation for that.

By Eleanor Cummins

Lack of sleep looks the same as severe anxiety in the brain
Health

Lack of sleep looks the same as severe anxiety in the brain

By Dana G. Smith

Why do we go Black Friday shopping?
Health

Why do we go Black Friday shopping?

By Sara Chodosh

How to deal with seasonal affective disorder and stay alert this winter
DIY

How to deal with seasonal affective disorder and stay alert this winter

By Eleanor Cummins

trevor bauer
Health

How elite athletes keep their heads in the game

By Dyani Sabin

A field of lavender, with a large tuft of lavender in the foreground.
Health

Lavender might actually help you relax

By Jillian Mock

Three artificial intelligence and tech tools trying to boost people’s mental health
Health

Three artificial intelligence and tech tools trying to boost people’s mental health

By Rob Verger

Sans Forgetica font sample
Health

This wacky-looking font can help you remember what you read

By Eleanor Cummins

Is your brain ready for YouTube’s new mini-player?
Health

Is your brain ready for YouTube’s new mini-player?

By Eleanor Cummins

Your brain and body remember trauma differently than other events
Health

Your brain and body remember trauma differently than other events

By Jacek Debiec/The Conversation

Twitter Timeline
Health

Twitter will let you see your feed in chronological order again—here’s how and why

By Stan Horaczek

texting at theater
Health

You’re not as good at multitasking as you think

By Jim Davies/The Conversation

7 famous psych studies with troubling backstories
Health

7 famous psych studies with troubling backstories

By Eleanor Cummins

girl listening to headphones
Health

ASMR videos are just beginning to whisper their anti-anxiety secrets to scientists

By Thomas Hostler/The Conversation

Humans have a hard time ‘killing’ robots, especially when they beg for their lives
Health

Humans have a hard time ‘killing’ robots, especially when they beg for their lives

By Eleanor Cummins

Your first memory probably isn’t yours, no matter how real it seems
Health

Your first memory probably isn’t yours, no matter how real it seems

By Sara Chodosh

rollercoaster emotions
Health

Rollercoasters are stressful and that’s why you like them

By Richard Stephens/The Conversation

The science of superstition
Health

The science of superstition

By Neil Dagnall and Ken Drinkwater/The Conversation

Why suicide is on the rise in the U.S.—even as it falls in Europe
Health

Why suicide is on the rise in the U.S.—even as it falls in Europe

By Steven Stack/The Conversation

mom child holding hands
Health

These 1950s experiments showed us the trauma of parent-child separation. Now experts say they’re too unethical to repeat—even on monkeys.

By Eleanor Cummins

Our brains can’t quit our gadgets—that didn’t happen by accident
Engineering

Our brains can’t quit our gadgets—that didn’t happen by accident

By Eleanor Cummins

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