Wellness

Healed… by Fungi?

Mushrooms are waiting for their moment in medicine.

Where Have All Your Sperm Gone?

Despite the growing, unsolved mystery of why sperm counts around the world are declining, society still treats fertility as a female issue.

Lost Your Sense of Smell Due to COVID-19? Here’s What to Do

Smell training is helping those with coronavirus-related anosmia restore this vital sense.

All the Lonely People—What Do They All Think Of?

Paradoxically, people who are lonely may have more active social brains.

Biophilic Homes Prove Nature is the Best Medicine

Living design elements create a serene, multisensory, healing experience.

30 Great Gifts for Biologically Inspired People

Featuring cactus shoes, custom probiotics, never-ending glow sticks, and more.

Lithium: The Next Trend in Microdosing?

Low levels of the naturally occurring, soft shiny metal could reduce violence and enhance moods for all.

Inside the Movement to Decolonize Psychedelic Pharma

As Western medicine brings psychedelics into mainstream use, a growing movement is innovating new business models grounded in reciprocity and inclusion.

Let Your Gut Be Your Guide

The Zoe dietary app zeroes in on timing and food combinations to maximize wellness.

Debunker: The “5-Second Rule”

Big Dreams of Personalized Health

Azizi Seixas uses sleep to study health inequalities—and make us all feel and snooze better.

Mind Your Nose

How smell training can change your brain in six weeks—and why it matters.

There Might Be a Better Time to Pop That Pill

Syncing cures with circadian rhythms is an idea whose moment has finally come.

Paging Doctor Orgasm

Nicole Prause left academia to study sexuality without institutional limits. Now she’s challenging orthodox views of climax and pornography.

Can’t Sleep? This Tech Could Put You in Sync with the Sun.

A new device claims to go beyond sleep tracking to reset your circadian rhythm.