How did humans evolve, and will they evolve more?
Our biggest evolutionary advantages are an ability to walk on two legs and our big brains.
April 5, 2021 • ~5 min
Mimes get us to ‘see’ things that aren’t there
Even when we don't mean to, we "see" the invisible, implied objects that mimes interact with, researchers have found.
April 2, 2021 • ~6 min
Monkeys experience the visual world just like we do
Are humans the only species to experience the world consciously? A new study suggests the answer is no.
April 1, 2021 • ~5 min
Mice naturally engage in physical distancing, study finds
MIT neuroscientists have identified a brain circuit that stops mice from mating with others that appear to be sick.
March 31, 2021 • ~6 min
How your brain figures out what sentences mean
New research uses artificial intelligence to uncover the brain regions involved in understanding the meaning of sentences.
March 30, 2021 • ~4 min
Zika virus helps kill deadly brain cancer in mice
A study with mice shows that the Zika virus can rev up the immune system to destroy glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer.
March 29, 2021 • ~7 min
Method offers inexpensive imaging at the scale of virus particles
Using an ordinary light microscope, researchers can now obtain images with unprecedented accuracy.
March 29, 2021 • ~7 min
Your brain thinks – but how?
Where we would be without our brains? But think about it. How do they work?
March 22, 2021 • ~6 min
1 head injury could lead to dementia decades later
New research finds that a single head injury can lead to dementia later in life. The risk rises with the more head injuries you sustain, too.
March 18, 2021 • ~6 min
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