"It could have been SO much worse," says Sarah Everts, the author of a new book called The Joy of Sweat, that is all about, you guessed it, the science of sweating. Turns out human sweat — our body's ...

All summer, NPR's science desk has been looking at sweat. Humans are covered head to toe with millions of sweat glands. But it wasn't always so. NPR's Pien Huang tells us how human bodies evolved so ...

We've all felt it: At first comes the trickle, and then the flood. It's embarrassed us, and even torpedoed a presidential campaign. But when was the last time you were grateful for … sweat? Many are ...

Instead of increasing anxiety, the scent of people showed therapeutic benefits when used in conjunction with mindful medication in socially anxious individuals. "Our state of mind causes us to produce ...

Robots with human-like features or behaviors have been increasing in development. But this new "ANDI" robot from Arizona State University (ASU) can breathe, sweat, and walk in extreme heat conditions.

This summer, NPR Science Desk is celebrating sweat. Boy, do they know how to have a good time. Perspiration is vital. It keeps humans cool and comfortable, including B.J. Leiderman, who writes our ...

A mutant gene that produces proteins in sweat may raise some people's risk of Lyme disease, while the standard version of the gene may protect against infection. When you purchase through links on our ...

The Matrix machines powered their civilization with human batteries. That premise wasn’t entirely science fiction. There are countless ways we can generate electricity. We’re all basically breathing ...