I remember it well: our dark winter of itch when the kids were small. It started with a note sent home—years before the pandemic—that my child had been exposed, not to a deadly virus but to lice.

When you’ve got dry, itchy skin during the winter, nothing beats a good scratch. But what exactly is going on in your body when you scratch an itch that makes it feel so darn satisfying? First, know ...

It is not a surprise for an improvising group to integrate computers and instruments in its music; since the turn of the millennium, that has almost become the norm. Neither is it unusual for a ...

It can be a relief to scratch the occasional itch, but when itch gets out of control, it can become a serious health problem. How does the body know when to stop? Scientists at UC San Francisco are ...

What back scratcher is best? Have you suffered a seemingly unreachable itch? When you have an itch that you can’t reach, it can feel like a cruel joke. Thankfully, the elegant simplicity of a back ...

We’ve all been there: that impossible-to-reach itch that has you twisting, stretching, and generally looking ridiculous while trying to get relief. Wildlife photographer Neil Simmons was visiting ...