Religious and spiritual experiences activate the brain reward circuits in much the same way as love, sex, gambling, drugs and music, new research finds. 

Telling small lies desensitizes our brains to the associated negative emotions and may encourage us to tell bigger lies in future.

The naturally-occurring compound affects “how we perceive the world and what we believe.”

Archaeologists discover indigenous art, Christian symbols, and European “graffiti” on a tiny Caribbean island.

"With this discovery we are close to unlocking the secrets of their origins."

Grab your tinfoil hats.

They were lucky enough to be monitoring his brain when the vision struck him.

These dangerous operations may have been performed for ritual, not medical, purposes