Let it shine: the unexpected benefits of sun exposure on skin

For years we’ve been told to avoid sun to prevent skin cancer. But research suggests a dose of rays can boost your immune system and increase lifespan. We look on the bright side

A sting in the tale: weaving with nettles helped turn grief into joy

Recovering from the loss of his wife, Allan Brown turned his hand to an ancient craft

How AI and brain science are helping perfumiers create fragrances

Beauty brands are looking to neuroscent research and technology to sniff out the factors that lure buyers

The science of skin: everything you need to know about your body’s biggest organ – and how to protect it

It is the size of a bedsheet, an outward display of our mood, age and identity and replaces itself completely every month – and that’s just scratching the surface

How I learned to tell my own story as a South Asian woman

As a child, I wanted to belong, but didn’t see brown girls like me in culture. I’d like space for our stories to be told, too

Running marathons helped me write my novel

The sport helped with my tenacity, and my creativity too

‘My ultimate goal? Don’t die’: Bryan Johnson on his controversial plan to live for ever

The tech entrepreneur is waging a one-man war against ageing. But is taking 100 pills a day, finishing your meals by 11am, giving up both alcohol and a social life, really worth it?

His friend’s murder rocked Hua Hsu’s life – and made him the person he is today

Twenty-five years after the senseless killing of his friend, the author and journalist finally feels a sense of peace

Study provides new insights into British people’s sex lives as they age

Research suggests a sharper decrease in the number of women reporting recent sexual partners after 70 compared with men

Is there such a thing as ‘the one’? And if so, might it be possible to conjure them into view?

The idea that you can ‘manifest’ your soulmate by ‘raising your vibration’, once the domain of New Age spirituality, is common among gen Z social media users. Juliana Piskorz wonders whether to give it a go