Shortcuts to an infant-like view on the world
Psychoactive stimulants such as caffeine and magic mushrooms may to some extent revert the brain to an infant-like state
Botox blitz could work against stomach cancers
When you think of botox, you are more likely to imagine it smoothing skin than fighting cancer, but the toxin could be effective against stomach tumours
Chimps show empathy by mimicking pupil size
Humans and chimps both involuntarily mimic pupil dilation in others – but only if those others are members of the same species
Feedback: Build in how many dimensions?
Is this headline correct? Can we hope for an oracle? Is this online rule wrong? and more
Blaming Ebola on God's wrath is worse than you think
Some religious leaders invoke divine retribution whenever there is a crisis, but we shouldn't just accept this as a natural reaction, argue two theologians
Searching for survivors in Hiroshima's shattered homes
The debris left by a landslide that hit Hiroshima, Japan, on Wednesday is being carefully combed for survivors
Trippy tots: How to see the world as a baby
We've all been there, and none of us remembers. But psychedelic drugs, love and travel are just some of the ways we can roll parts of our brain back to infancy
Hummingbirds turned savoury into sweet to taste nectar
Birds lost the taste receptors for sugar, but hummingbirds clearly have a sweet tooth. Now we know how they regained it
Earliest stars lived short, fiery lives
The chemical fingerprint of an ancient star suggests its predecessors were more massive than thought, ending up as huge supernovae
China sting shows censors fear posts that incite unrest
Undercover look into the secrets of China's online censorship system shows how anything that encourages collective action makes the authorities nervous
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