Articles by Brian Handwerk from Smithsonian Magazine

In some countries, cancer patients take mistletoe injections to ease symptoms, but the exact effects of the extracts are still up for debate

December 8, 2014

A powerful cocktail of social bonding and competitive adventure will compel more than 95 million people to hit the stores on one day

November 26, 2014

The complicated science behind picky eating is giving experts plenty of food for thought

November 25, 2014

Evidence is building that past climate change may have forged some of the defining traits of humanity

September 30, 2014

The newly sequenced coffee genome might reveal the origins of caffeine and pave the way for better-tasting, healthier brews

September 4, 2014