Are Colors Universal?
How do language, biology, and culture shape an individual’s experience of color? A journalist investigates the anthropological debate about whether color is a human universal.
Biology
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How Rituals of Pain Help Heal
A new study reveals how ceremonies involving physical suffering can be invaluable tools for building resilience and coping skills.
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Case Closed: You Can’t Make a Knife Out of Frozen Poop
Testing out a tale from the Arctic, one archaeologist takes matters into his own hands.
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How Hearts Align in a Muslim Ritual
An important Sufi ritual brings participants together in a shared experience of trance and movement that actually synchronizes their heartbeats.
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Does Your Microbiome Shape Your Friendships?
Research confirms that who you spend time with is a powerful predictor of the microbes you carry. But these tiny organisms may also influence your social life.
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The Neanderthal Arm—Hints About Handedness
Stone tools and skeletons suggest that Neanderthals were mostly right-handed.