From Haitian Zombie Poison to Inuit Knives Made of Feces
Wade Davis, a real-life Indiana Jones, chronicles cultures at the brink. 03.27.2008
The Good, the Bad, and the Tiny
The oddly oxymoronic effects of steroids on the human body 10.18.2007
Can a Drunk Person Fly the Space Shuttle?
Discover sends an intoxicated investigator to find out... 09.28.2007
Inside the Strange World of Sleep Eaters
Open wide for buttered cigarettes, Brillo pads, and lots of gooey junk food. 08.02.2007
This is Your Brain on Video Games
Gaming sharpens thinking, social skills, and perception. 07.09.2007
This Is Your Brain on Ecstasy
MDMA really is like love in a pill. 06.18.2007
Smoking and Ethnicity
Scientists try to pin down why African Americans are statistically less successful at quitting smoking. 07.07.2006
Italians Find Drugs in River Sewage
Italians Find Drugs in River Sewage 11.22.2005
Agony of Parkinson's Eased by Ecstasy?
Agony of Parkinson's Eased by Ecstasy? 11.22.2005
Vital Signs
Benign but irritating skin eruptions signal much more serious internal troubles 11.22.2005
54: R-Rated Films Tempt Teenagers to Smoke
01.03.2005
Win Some, Lose More
08.02.2004
The Biology of . . . Addiction
A controversial new drug seems to stop addiction cold 05.01.2003
Peyote on the Brain
Is the secret to alcoholism and other addictions locked up in hallucinogenic drugs? 02.01.2003
What You can learn from drunk monkeys
A remarkable NIH study says you're just as likely to become an alcoholic from a bad childhood as from bad genes 07.01.2002
Monkey Users Are Losers
06.01.2002
Driving Simulator
Four hours' sleep last night, a glass of wine at the office party, an antihistamine for a stuffy nose, and here comes a car full of teens, head-on, drifting into your lane.(Be glad you're in the National Driving Simulator.) 04.01.2002
Sex, Drugs, and PMS
11.01.2001
Is Overeating an Addiction?
05.01.2001
Nic Fix Sticks Quick
04.01.2001
Getting Stupid
New research indicates that teenagers who drink too much may lose as much as 10 percent of their brainpower— the difference between passing and failing in school . . . and in life 03.01.2001
Straight Talk
10.01.2000
The Crack Kid Myth
Devastating effects of prenatal cocaine exposure don't pan out. 09.01.2000
Homo Intoxicatus
06.01.2000
Pot Helps an Imbalanced Mind
11.01.1999
Works in Progress
You'll get no kick from cocaine if you take this new vaccine 06.01.1999
A Shot of Sanity
You'll get no kick from cocaine if you take this new vaccine 06.01.1999
Vital Signs: Snowed
ER doctors know when stories fit and when they don't. And we ask questions until they do. 10.01.1998
Vital Signs: Dr. Daiquiri
Marilyn Baker was hurting. But her doctor's prescriptions only kept her in thrall to her pain. 07.01.1998
The Year in Science: Brain 1997
Better not inhale 01.01.1998
The Year in Science: Medicine 1997
Tobacco Row 01.01.1998
This Is Your Brain on Smoke
01.01.1997
Wise Up, Sweetheart
11.01.1992