All Stories by Susan Gaidos
- Brain
When Cupid’s arrow strikes
Scientists have begun dissecting what it means to be in love. They are finding that much of what we feel can be explained by the effects of a few key chemicals — and not just on our hearts and brains, but on our whole bodies.
- Health & Medicine
Many human ails are ‘scars’ of evolution
Humans suffer many physical problems that other primates don’t, from sprained ankles to hip fractures. Scientists now say you can blame these on evolution.
- Health & Medicine
Explainer: The teenage body clock
Around puberty, a change in the body clock of adolescents and teens makes it hard for them to fall asleep as early as they used to.
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When one question leads to another
Young scientists find advantages to pursuing related problems — sometimes for years on end.
- Tech
Cool Jobs: The science of secrets
Researchers harness science to encode — and decode — hidden messages.
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- Computing
Watson a game-changer for science
Supercomputer outsmarts humans in historic Jeopardy! competition.
- Health & Medicine
Giving the brain a hand
PROFILE: Scientist Kristen Brennand uses stem cells to understand brain disorders.
- Health & Medicine
Making light of sleep
Teens are prone to sleep problems, but a little sunshine could help.
- Animals
Puberty gone wild
Humans aren’t the only animals that endure the awkward transition to maturity.
- Brain
The colorful world of synesthesia
Explore the sensory explosion experienced by people with this unusual, but not that uncommon nor unwelcome, condition.
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