Human Body

A holiday in a foreign country is lovely. Unfortunately, travelling to another time zone is

By identifying genes that play a role in brain disorders, scientists try to get new insight into the causes of brain disorders, but are they succeeding?

Just last month NASA published a one-of-a-kind twin study, describing what physiological, molecular and cognitive changes could happen to us from exposure to spaceflight hazards. This study proves, once again, the capability of our body to adapt to extreme environments.

Scientists have long assumed that the sounds humans can make are limited by our biology. New evidence shows, however, that it may be thanks to a change in our prehistoric ancestors’ diet that most languages today have ‘f’ and ‘v’ sounds.

In a previous DW blog, we showed that dreams can become “real” with lucid dreaming.

While scientists are currently trying to develop treatments that prevent severe near-sightedness in humans, there might be a much simpler solution to the problem: just spend more time outside.

While most of us probably never considered having two nostrils anything but normal, it has puzzled scientists for a long time. So why do we have two nostrils?

Scientists have collected a convincing amount of evidence that your season of birth might have substantial influence on your health and character for the rest of your life. 

Pickiness in eating is often associated with a lack of sophistication or just plain fussiness

At the end of a long hard day at work, sometimes all we need is a big hug. What happens in the brain when we experience touch from other people?