A fossil smaller than a human fingernail has revealed a complete ancient brain, turning a speck of stone into a detailed map ...

Why did humans evolve the eyes we have today? While scientists can't go back in time to study the environmental pressures ...

Explore how neuromorphic chips and brain-inspired computing bring low-power, efficient intelligence to edge AI, robotics, and ...

The humble planarian flatworm can regrow its brain. Here’s how this tiny animal will have you rethinking everything you ...

This creates a powerful loop: a negative thought enters the brain, and, due to its distressing contents, the brain signals ...

When you curse after stubbing your toe, you’re not losing control – you’re activating ancient neural circuits that help your ...

Research suggests that expressing gratitude can benefit the body in several ways. In the brain, it can lower levels of the ...

Five hundred million years ago, a larva this small swam in the oceans of the Cambrian Period, its tiny form supporting a ...

The origins of consciousness date back about 540 million years ago, when animal bodies became more complex. Feelings like ...

Your nose’s superpower is thanks to a “superhighway” that leads directly into your brain. The olfactory system runs straight to the hippocampus, or your memory hub, whereas other sensory systems have ...

The Houston-based startup is developing capabilities for endovascular aneurysm repair and stroke treatment that it hopes can ...

A research team has recreated the evolution of the eye in a physics simulation. The results show why nature chose such ...