A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Covering the life sciences inside and out
Research on an 18th and 19th century Finnish population suggests that agriculture and monogamy may not have stopped human evolution.
A population of neurons in pigeon brains encodes direction, intensity, and polarity of the Earth’s magnetic field.
Scientists show that manmade nucleic acids can replicate and evolve, ushering in a new era in synthetic biology.
A new system decodes brain signals from the motor cortex of monkeys and translates them into basic arm movements, despite temporary paralysis.
Baboons are able to distinguish printed English words from nonsense sequences of letters—the first step in the reading process.
Social insect soldiers not only protect the colony from insect invasions; some also secrete strong antifungal compounds to kill microscopic enemies.
The Dutch artist's sunflower paintings have attracted the attention of doctors and geneticists.
Spectators experience some of the same brain impulses as the dancers they're watching.
The human brain is an organized, 3D grid composed of elegant, ribbon-like fibers.