Despite the vast differences in human and bee brains, both of us can do mathematics. As we argue in a new paper published in ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

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A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

Studying ancient sea creatures’ snoozing habits could shed light on the origins of sleep.

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What do you get when you take an alien parasite and smush it together with a human being? Would you get to become a ...

A new theoretical study argues that many standard beliefs about consciousness are rooted in a misleading concept of how the ...

The appearance of someone's rear end may reveal a hidden sign that they're dealing with autism, ADHD, or both.

An unidentified man from Ireland with confusion and signs of a brain injury actually had an extremely rare condition that has ...

Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By ...