Health
Why humans can’t navigate out of a paper bag
Birds, rats and even hamsters are able to find their way around with ease, without maps or satnav. So how come we get lost so often?
Features
Humans
Why humans can talk and chimps can’t
News
Health
Why insults are better taken lying down
News
Health
Over-confidence leads us into temptation
News
Humans
Out-of-body experiences help bring avatars to life
News
Humans
‘Cuddle chemical’ may create green-eyed monster
News
Health
‘Dostoevsky mice’ cured of epilepsy
News
Humans
From butterfly to caterpillar: How children grow up
Opinion
Earth
Did an ice age boost human brain size?
News
Humans
Scent of fear puts brain in emergency mode
If you have ever felt fear when stuck in a crowded lift or on an aircraft flying through turbulence, you might have been responding to other people's fear pheromones
News
Humans
Synchronised blinking stops viewers missing the action
News
Humans
Scary music is spookier with eyes shut
News
Humans
The blind spot and the vanishing head illusion
News
Humans
Is your cat left or right pawed?
News