Two studies published in the latest issue of Science have revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex ...

Memory is a marker of intelligence. Of all animals, humans possess the most accurate and sophisticated memory. But elephants can recognize as many as 30 traveling companions at a time. They also learn ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

by Caitlin Giddings and Wirecutter Staff Some of the best gifts for 1-year-olds are those that engage kids’ rapidly developing motor skills, sensory exploration, and boundless curiosity.

In 2000, the researchers reported that individual neurons seemed to represent broad categories, such as faces, scenes, houses or animals, by firing for multiple images within each category. The ...

In 2009 a team of biophysicists led by Anthony A. Hyman of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, Germany, were studying specklelike structures called P ...

Yoon "spent the night well," Shin said. After he was processed, Yoon was moved to the general detention section where he was allocated a solitary cell measuring about 12 square metres (129 square ...

Cell phones are a frequent distraction in classrooms, and too much screentime affects kids’ mental health, educators and parent advocates say. A new group called Phone Free New York is pushing ...

Scientists have revealed the secret to the structural integrity of tiny particles that transport cargo from cell to cell through ... conditions stable inside. Animal experiments also showed ...

A YouTuber has claimed that animals were left behind in an abandoned zoo after initial reports suggested they had been rescued and relocated. Back in 2020, Phuket Zoo in Thailand closed its doors ...