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For thousands of years, Andean people living around what is now the town of Coripata, east of La Paz, Bolivia, have used coca leaves to relieve…

Josh Miele explains the nuances of a tactile map of a Bay Area Rapid Transit station.Credit: Laurie UdeskyWorking scientist profilesThis article is part of an occasional…

Each week we cut through the noise to bring you smart, practical recommendations on how to live better – from what is worth buying to the…

The prophet Ezekiel once claimed to have seen four beasts emerge from a burning cloud, “sparkling like the colour of burnished brass”. Each had wings and…

It’s believed that we have about 50,000 thoughts a day: big, small, urgent, banal – “Did I leave the oven on?”. And those are just the…

How does one acquire star dust? One option, as the Perry Como song suggests, is to catch a falling star and put it in your pocket,…

When Jake, a businessman in his 50s, first arrives at my therapy practice, it’s obvious that he has some misgivings. Jake’s marriage to Louise is in trouble,…

Seven years ago, when I was 27, I got my first-ever migraine. Ten months later, it was still there.Even after the 10-month migraine ended, frequent weeks-long…

Some people who live to a great age put it down to an evening tot of whisky, others to staying out of trouble. Now scientists think…

January 29, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmU.S. life expectancy hits all-time highAmericans are living longer than ever, but still well behind other developed…