The Ten Best Science Books of 2022
From a detective story on the origins of Covid-19 to a narrative that imagines a fateful day for dinosaurs, these works affected us the most this year
Can a Musical Reminder Banish Bad Dreams?
Scientists hope that playing certain chords while sleeping can trigger positive memories and prevent nightmares
Can Experiencing Horror Help Your Brain?
The “recreational fear” that arises from visiting haunted houses and watching scary movies may provide psychological benefits
How Does Breathing Affect Your Brain?
Neuroscientist are piecing together how the rhythm of respiration influences everything from cognition to emotion
Can This New A.I. Tool Help Detect Blood Poisoning?
The algorithm scans electronic records and may reduce sepsis deaths, but widespread adoption could be a challenge
Could UV Light Reduce the Spread of Covid-19 in Indoor Spaces?
Some wavelengths of light in a range called far-UVC kill microbes in experiments and appear to be harmless to people
Sniffing Out the Science of Smelling
From the lab to the art gallery, the latest efforts to understand the fragrant, musky, stinky and utterly baffling world of your nose
The Past, Present and Future of Robotic Surgery
After decades of merely assisting doctors, are sophisticated machines ready to take charge?
Why Do Our Minds Wander?
A scientist says mind-wandering or daydreaming help prepare us for the future
How Long Will It Take to Understand Long Covid?
Covid long-haulers experience a litany of symptoms, and researchers have proposed a variety of theories to explain them
Could Water Cremation Become the New American Way of Death?
A sustainable option for what to do with our remains is trickling into popular consciousness
How to Deal With Work Stress and Recover From Burnout
These evidence-based strategies can help you achieve healthy work-life balance
Why Did the First Human Patient to Receive a Pig Heart Transplant Die?
Scientists have come up with at least four explanations
Eight Superfoods That Could Future-Proof Our Diet
These climate-resilient crops could find more prominent placement on our plates in the next few decades
How Making Art Helps Improve Mental Health
With depression and anxiety on the rise during the pandemic, more professionals may adopt art therapy as a treatment
This Dissolvable Implant Could Revolutionize Pain Management
After some success on rats, researchers are hopeful this device could provide humans a more targeted and less addictive alternative to opioids
Can a Mental Health App Help You Deal With Anxiety?
Experts say the aids can be a first step to meaningful treatment if you choose an app based on three criteria
Should Parents Worry About New Research Linking Kids’ Mental Health and Individual Sports?
According to the study, children who played team sports had fewer mental health difficulties than those who didn’t play sports
The Past, Present and Future of Using Ketamine to Treat Depression
The drug’s initial successes have upended what many neuroscientists know about the brain and mental illness
Your Crushing Anxiety About the Climate Crisis Is Normal
A Stanford researcher shares what she’s learned about the ways climate change affects mental health and offers practical advice
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