‘Female Viagra’ boosts sexual desire in women with flagging libido
Women who took the drug during a trial reported more satisfying sexual encounters and a higher libido
Close encounters of the faked kind
Professor of anomalistic psychology Chris French explains why he thinks The Fourth Kind is dangerously misleading
This column will change your life: What’s in a name?
Quite a lot, actually, says Oliver Burkeman, whether you're called David or Moon Unit
Welcome to the bright new world of positive living
At one time, 'self-help' books were considered a little odd. Now they have moved into the mainstream and the new 'science of happiness' has become a cultural orthodoxy. Carole Cadwalladr asks if this vogue for positive psychology really helping anyone?
The waking nightmare of sleep paralysis
Imagine awaking to intense fear and hallucinations but being incapable of moving a muscle. Chris French explains this surprisingly common phenomenon
Primary sources
John Crace rounds-up research news from around the globe, this week: the chimpanzees that have developed their own tool kits
Why women have sex
According to a new book, there are 237 reasons why women have sex. And most of them have little to do with romance or pleasure
Working in a team increases human pain threshold
Working as a group thought to boost the rush of endorphins, a feel-good chemical released in brain that helps dampen down feelings of pain
Brain scans can identify the most sociable people
People who value the company of others most have denser grey matter in two brain areas