Nature versus nurture
21 July 2020
Are we shaped more by our genes or the environment in which we grow up and live? The truth involves both – and is a lot more complicated than we thought.
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Motion sickness
13 July 2020
Motion sickness is thought to be connected to our vestibular system – the delicate structure deep inside the ear responsible for balance
Teen born without half her brain has above average reading skills
12 February 2020
An 18-year-old who was born without the left half of her brain scores well on IQ tests and plans to attend university, revealing our brain's incredible adaptability
The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020
1 January 2020
Wondering what to read, watch and see this year? Here's our cracking cultural calendar of the most interesting non-fiction, films, games, events and sci-fi in 2020
Why the line between life and death is now more blurred than ever
20 November 2019
Brains resurrected after death, communications with people in comas and advances in cryogenics all suggest that life's end is less final than we thought
Our astonishing brain is hard to figure out – and that's fantastic
19 June 2019
It can seem a Herculean task to establish even basic facts about the human brain, but without its mind-boggling complexity we wouldn't be nearly as amazing
Explaining consciousness and the other biggest mysteries of your brain
19 June 2019
What happens when we think? Why are some brains resistant to decline? How do you make a brain? What makes you smart? Find out in our guide to the most important organ
How getting more daylight can improve your mental and physical health
29 May 2019
Spending less time outside and more time in dim artificial light is disrupting our body clocks and undermining our health. The good news? A little daylight goes a long way
It's not an illusion, you have free will. It's just not what you think
3 April 2019
The idea that free will doesn't exist is based on misguided intuitions of what it means to be a biological machine, as a famous insect, the digger wasp, reveals
Multiple sclerosis drug is first to dramatically cut brain shrinkage
29 August 2018
An experimental treatment can nearly halve the loss of brain tissue in people who have the worst forms of multiple sclerosis, for which there are few treatments
