Understanding Frida Kahlo’s fertility problems
The famous Mexican painter studied medicine in her youth and used that knowledge to paint the different factors that might have affected her ability to procreate.
Glowing can be an effective camouflage
Small-eye pigmy sharks’ bellies shine to disguise them from predators.
Brain scans predict weight and sexual behaviour
Functional MRI scans can reliably judge a person’s most basic appetites.
Picky females promote diversity
Women are genetically designed to be picky — particularly with their men.
Beating the height hangover
The over-the-counter solution that might help put an end to altitude sickness.
Uncovering the secrets of the deep ocean
After six years of research and preparation, James Cameron and his crew are ready to take a plunge into the Earth’s final frontier.
Depression: an evolutionary by-product of the immune system
Depression may have been a genetic evolutionary advantage.
