Newly excavated Australopithecus sediba fossils exhibit a mixture of primitive and more modern features.
Newly excavated Australopithecus sediba fossils exhibit a mixture of primitive and more modern features.
Due to statistical errors, a Science paper claiming that mutation is responsible for genetic variation is retracted.
A new technique for turning mouse fetuses transparent offers a literal window into the brain.
Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows, Harvard University. Age: 28
When it comes to studying cephalopod brains and behavior, it helps to have a philosopher around.
Have researchers found the seat of urination control in a primitive brain region?
In the memory circuits of the aging brain and the signaling pathways of pain, science is trading mystery for mastery.
Purinergic signaling, not mystical energy, may explain how acupuncture works.
Exposing the life and work of a visionary and troubled scientist opens a window onto the evolution of altruism.