biology

The science behind why you’re sweating away on a stationary bike. Read More...

We're surrounded by forests of bacteria and microbes. And it turns out, that might not be such a bad thing. But our obsession with cleanliness could be. Read More...

How similar are we to other animals, and what actually sets us apart? Read More...

This week on Innovation Hub, we explore why the human body sometimes makes no sense, how P.T. Barnum changed entertainment, and how neuroscience is changing the courtroom. Read More...

We are a strange, complicated, and weird species. Stanford’s Robert Sapolsky explains the biological reasons behind humanity’s weirdness. Read More...

From conception to retirement, we’re taking a look at all the stages of life. Read More...

What do we know about our ancestors? Adam Rutherford says if we look hard enough, we can unpack human history through genetics. Read More...

Professor Melvin Konner says that in our modern world, women have a biological advantage over men. Find out why. Read More...

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New research shows that stress may not be as bad as we thought. Reporter Cristina Quinn heads to a local start up to find out just how stressful work is, and why it actually helps them grow. Read More...

J. Craig Venter, author of "Life at the Speed of Light," went from surfer dude to one of the first scientists to sequence the human genome. Now he's working on changing our biology. Read more...

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