Not even Obama thinks America is 'post racial.' But neuroscience, like the primary results, suggests we are not doomed to see things in black and white. ...
A key part of the brain used by humans when communicating is also used by chimps, say scientists at one of the world's largest primate research centres. ...
Defects in working memory -- the brain's temporary storage bin -- may explain why one child cannot read her history book and another gets lost in algebra, new...
In spotted hyenas, scientists are finding clues to why the human brain grew so large and complex. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/science/04hyen.html...
Adult moths avoided a nail-polish odor that they were trained to steer clear of as larvae—suggesting the bugs retain some memories through metamorphosis, a...
Our level of happiness throughout life is strongly influenced by the genes with which we were born, say experts. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7278853.stm...
A Nobel laureate and her co-authors on a 2001 paper on the sense of smell have retracted the study, saying they had discovered problems in the data and were...
Life gets complicated for couples involved in the same kind of activities because they can feel simultaneously proud and threatened when outshined by their...
As we survey nature, the eyes of various creatures reveal the underlying means by which a single attribute can express itself over millions of years. ...
Helen Brown reviews Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body by Neil Shubin and The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the...
Scurrying mice would seem to have little to do with human language, but new research has found that a slightly different version of a gene associated with...
In academia, where the use of prescription drugs to boost mental performance seems to be on the rise, some begin to worry about a pop-pills-or-perish future. ...
Genetic analysis of an introduced snail suggests that successive waves of invasion create a "hotspot" of evolutionary potential that means conservationists...
Scientists inspired by the legendary improv of Miles Davis and John Coltrane are peering inside the brains of today's jazz musicians to learn where creativity...
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