Health & Medicine
- Health & Medicine
Walking to exercise the brain
Light exercise can help elderly people keep their brains in shape.
- Health & Medicine
Building a food pyramid
Experts are trying to work out new rules on which foods to eat and which ones to avoid.
- Health & Medicine
Strong Bones for Life
Weak bones are an increasing problem for kids and teenagers.
- Animals
A bowerbird’s guide to style
To attract a mate, male bowerbirds go for a cheaper, low-key look instead of showy decorations.
- Animals
A hangout for elusive blue whales
Scientists have now found a place off southern Chile where blue whales gather.
- Health & Medicine
Fighting Off Micro-Invader Epidemics
Colds, the flu, and other, deadlier diseases can spread very quickly.
- Health & Medicine
Prime Time for Broken Bones
Today's kids are breaking arm bones far more often than did kids just 30 years ago.
- Health & Medicine
Turning to Sweets, Fats to Calm the Brain
Constant worries may drive people to eat sweet and fatty foods that can soothe the brain.
- Animals
Delivering a little snake venom
Poisonous snakes may control the amount of venom that they inject.
- Health & Medicine
Speedy Gene Gives Runners a Boost
A gene known as ACTN3 may influence whether athletes are better suited to sprinting or to endurance running.
- Animals
Navigating by the light of the moon
A dung beetle is the first animal found to navigate by detecting a property of moonlight.
- Health & Medicine
Opening a Channel for Tasting Salt
Scientists may be a step closer to explaining people's fondness for salty snacks.
