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A provocative Time cover featuring a breastfeeding 3-year-old sparks anger from doctors.
Engravings of female genitalia in a cave in southern France may be the oldest cave art yet discovered.
One year olds smile more and communicate better if they participate in interactive music classes with their parents.
Two 9,000-year-old skeletons will be held by University of California, San Diego, officials—rather than turned over to American Indians for reburial—until a lawsuit is settled.
By discouraging change, universities are stunting scientific innovation, leadership, and growth.
| May 1, 2012
In Chapter 12, "The Opium Fields," author Marc Lewis recounts one night spent in the brain chemistry-bending grip of opium addiction.
Masters of the Planet, Learning from the Octopus, Darwin’s Devices, and Psychology’s Ghosts
May 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the April 2012 issue of The Scientist.
Being an ex-drug-addict turned neuroscientist brings a unique insight into the physiological and phenomenological realities of addiction.