"Men who have smoked marijuana at some point in their life had significantly higher concentrations of sperm when compared with men who have never smoked marijuana, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health."

‍🔬"A new Belgian research reveals a link between specific types of gut bacteria and depression. The findings, published in the journal Nature Microbiology, also provide evidence showing that a wide range of gut bacteria can produce neuroactive compounds."

📱 "Used in the right way, smartphones may not be as isolating as some would think. A new Carnegie Mellon University study suggests smartphone-based mindfulness training may help individuals feel less lonely and motivate them to interact with more people."

✌️ "Quite simply, having a sense of purpose makes us neurologically and physiologically better — at work, in school, and in life. This explains how."

🌲🔥 "Is cannabis really a hallucinogen and can it make you see stuff?"

"Philosophers and scientists have been at war for decades over the question of what makes human beings more than complex robots."

💪 "Many members of the military now include yoga — often taught by veterans — as an element of their workout routine, and veterans turn to the practice for therapeutic applications."

🗻 "Walking barefoot through rivers, meditating under waterfalls and spending the nights on mountaintops — that is the way of the Yamabushi."

🍄 "Scores of mushroom species – one even lichenized -- from five different distantly-related families make it. A team of American scientists wondered about that, and had a hunch about why it might be."

🤖"Today we fall in love through our phones. Maybe your phone itself could be just as satisfying?"

🔥🌲 "Despite your average Shaggy and Scooby-style stereotypes, researchers believe that cannabis could actually help to sharpen our minds later in life."

Human beings can configure their faces in thousands and thousands of ways to convey emotion, but only 35 expressions actually get the job done across cultures, a new study has found.

In a study by Tel Aviv University, researchers showed that some plants can hear the sounds of animal pollinators and react by rapidly sweetening their nectar.

New research shows the drug stimulates the generation of human neural cells that block the effects of DYRK1A, a gene that is overactivated in Alzheimer's and Down syndrome patients.

"I spent months talking to psychedelic guides and researchers. Here’s what I learned..."

🏡 "Many of the world's centenarians share one common hobby: gardening. Could you extend your life and drop your stress by taking up the pursuit, too?"

"Recent advancements in clinical-grade wearables, powerful machine learning algorithms, and a forward-looking FDA are giving rise to a new wave of software applications used to measure, diagnose, and treat disease."

"I would rank it as one of the top 3 most important things I’ve done in my life, at least in terms of my personal development."

Scientists agree that vibrations, resonance, are the key mechanism behind human consciousness, as well as animal consciousness more generally. And, as this article explores, that they are the basic mechanism for all physical interactions to occur.

"Some Americans searching for alternative paths to healing have turned to psychedelics. But how does one forge a career as a guide when the substances are illegal?"