Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

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When the scent of morning coffee wafts past the nose, the brain encodes which nostril it enters, new research shows 1. Integrating information from both nostrils might help us to identify the odour.

Last Word is New Scientist’s long-running series in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions, ranging from the minutiae of everyday life to absurd astronomical hypotheticals. To ...

John Stamos has revealed that he had two nose jobs at the beginning of his career. The actor, 60, made the candid revelation about the cosmetic procedure in his new memoir, If You Would Have Told Me.

Last Word is New Scientist’s long-running series in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions, ranging from the minutiae of everyday life to absurd astronomical hypotheticals. To ...

Regardless of age or level of education, sometimes we think we know things only to find out we were wrong or knew only a fraction of the facts. That's what happened last week when I discovered details ...

John Stamos is opening up about going under the knife. In his new memoir, If You Would Have Told Me, the Full House star revealed that after feeling insecure about his nose growing up, he decided to ...

ANY SCHOOLCHILD knows that a whale breathes through its blowhole. Fewer know that a blowhole is an adapted nostril, tweaked by evolution into a form more useful for a mammal that spends its life at ...