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In Chapter 10, “Memory," author Matthew Cobb takes readers inside a couple of seminal moments in the scientific search for memory’s mechanics.

In Chapter 11, “Surfer’s Ear,” author Peter Rhys-Evans describes a key piece of evidence he says supports his hypothesis of a brief period of semi-aquatic living in early hominins.

A recent book outlines fossil evidence supporting the controversial hypothesis.

In Chapter 5, “The Messiah, the Plague, and Shipwrecks under the City,” author Valerie Trouet tells the tale of wooden structures crafted by Europeans millennia ago and how dendrochronology helped determine their age.

Not only can studying the growth patterns obscured within tree trunks tell us about the past, the field can also help us plan for the future.

In Chapter 14, author David Nutt describes the opioid crisis currently besetting the US.

Draconian drug laws harm citizens the world over. It’s high time to use sound science to change the landscape of prohibition.

In Chapter 2, “Surfaces,” author Scott Grafton describes the ancient process of action perception, which helps organisms navigate their environments.

A new book explores the crosstalk between mind and body and how it helps humans navigate their worlds.

Bury your nose in tales of neurosyphilis, gender identity, the medical mysteries of sleep disorders, and more.

Author James Zimring challenges the notion of "known" scientific entities.

Does science describe experience or truth?

Most know Rachel Carson for her work on the dangers of chemical pollutants, but the writer’s earlier prose took readers on a tour of a mysterious underwater world.

Marine photographers are helping scientists to document the diversity of coral reefs before the imperiled ecosystems disappear.

In the book's introduction, author Patricia Churchland makes the case that human conscience can be explained by examining the biological dynamics of social living.

Neuroscience is starting to unravel the evolutionary underpinnings of mammals’ selflessness.

In Chapter 6, author Bill Sullivan explains how irrational fears can be passed down through transgenerational epigenetic inheritance.

The author of a new book about emerging concepts in human genetics considers the question.

In Chapter 10, “Deep Discovery,” author Eric Topol considers the marriage of omics and AI.