Helen Thomson

Brain stimulation seems to offer a shortcut to unlocking the benefits of yoga and mindfulness sessions, but turbocharging meditation could have a dark side

My encounter with a rare psychiatric disorder - extract from my new book.

As scientists work to unravel the mysteries of the mind, people with unusual conditions are helping add to our understanding

Researchers have created hybrid rhino embryos as part of a 'Hail-Mary' attempt to rescue the northern white rhinoceros from all but certain extinction.

Unlike most people, the children of a Thailand tribe see with total clarity beneath the waves – how do they do it, and might their talent be learned?...

Keep having nightmares? You may be getting too much...

Signs of Alzheimer's found in chimpanzees for the f...

Would YOU swallow a glassful of worms to banish all...

Drug that boosts confidence in your own actions may...

Synaesthetes who 'see' calendar hint how our brains...