NASA wants to send humans to Mars by the 2030s. Neal Lane, Bill Clinton’s science adviser, says we should be looking at a closer goal.

A psychologist explains our cultural coulrophobia.

A new book outlines an epidemic of over-diagnosis and addiction.

What can memetics tell us about Internet culture?

It’s one small step for man, one giant leap for asteroid prospectors.

How to reform the journal publication process.

Despite decades of promising research, the many men who want their own contraceptive pill still have nothing.

Have antidepressant drugs ever truly worked—and does that matter?

There may be a scientific explanation (and upside) to sensory issues.

Scientists have discovered a radical new way to treat our most traumatic memories.

What drives the partners of men who have died to try and have their babies? A journey into the fraught world of post-mortem sperm donation.

How Inky's daring escape calls animal intelligence into question.

A rare genetic disorder protects its carriers from disease and aging. What if a diet could replicate its effects?

How pooling resources can save scientists time and money.

The reason "Body Worlds" and copycat exhibits attract visitors.

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