Give your pleasure centres a boost and get your endorphins flowing. All you have to do is post something online, writes Maria Konnikova.

A veteran researcher says she's selling her multimillion-dollar organic farm so that she can continue...

Dopamine. Street name: romantic love. You've been warned.

When your friend stifles a yawn as you chat, don't be offended. Instead, take it as a compliment.

Uncomfortable with the thought of being buried or cremated when you die? You could always be dissolved.

We've all walked into a room only to find that the reason for doing so has suddenly and entirely vanished from our mind.

Can someone literally be scared to death or die of a broken heart? Short answer: Yes.

It would seem that the ancient practice of yoga really does work - and it could be even better than going to the doctor.

Science appears to show that we like people who smell different, but not too different, writes the Independent's Alice Azania-Jarvis.

Pregnant women with sleep apnoea could be more likely to have smaller babies, researchers have found.

Advances in genetic science could see future generations of people living free of disease well into old age.