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- Science & Society
Heal thy neighbor
As antidepressants and other drugs gradually replace psychotherapy in the United States, new forms of the talking cure are growing in popularity in developing countries ravaged by civil war and poverty.
By Bruce Bower -
- Neuroscience
Memories lost and found
Drugs that help mice remember reveal role for epigenetics in recall.
By Susan Gaidos - Psychology
Highlights from the Psychonomic Society annual meeting
Summaries from the conference held November 15-18 in Minneapolis.
By Bruce Bower - Animals
Cicadas’ odd life cycle poses evolutionary conundrums
Scientists are getting an idea about the odd family tree of periodical cicadas, how the insects synchronize their life cycles and why they breed side-by-side with others unsuitable for mating.
By Susan Milius -
- Psychology
Familiar faces
"Super recognizers" never forget a visage, an unusual ability that can be put to good use.
By Susan Gaidos - Life
Bee genes may drive them to adventure
Scouting behavior linked to certain molecules in insect brains.
- Health & Medicine
Gamblers go all-in on Ritalin
Risk-taking may rise when healthy people use the stimulant to boost concentration.
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Pacific coasts in line for solar eclipse
Moon will block sun, almost, for four minutes Sunday during annular eclipse
By Nadia Drake - Life
Seaweed-threatened corals send chemical SOS to fish
The cry for help summons allies to graze away the algal overgrowth.
By Susan Milius - Space
Galactic smashup leaves dark matter debris
Find in ‘train wreck’ cluster forces astronomers to re-think theories about relationship between mysterious dark matter and galaxies.
By Nadia Drake