Curiosity and Hunger Are Driven by the Same Brain Regions
Curiosity and Hunger Are Driven by the Same Brain Regions
Researchers tease out the effects of the two cravings by having participants gamble for the chance to satisfy them.
Researchers tease out the effects of the two cravings by having participants gamble for the chance to satisfy them.
Curiosity
Science Philosophy in a Flash - A Rising Star Launches Brain Power into Outer Space
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Jul 27, 2022 | 1 min read
Alysson Muotri shares how tapping into his inner creative spark fuels his pursuit of science.
Organic Compounds Found in Martian Soil
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jun 11, 2018 | 2 min read
Researchers also found seasonal variations in atmospheric methane on the planet that may have a geological or biological origin.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | Aug 1, 2014 | 3 min read
The Myth of Mirror Neurons, Curious, Shadow Medicine, and Doctored
Beyond Cat Killing
Bob Grant | Jul 31, 2014 | 1 min read
Capsule reviewed author Ian Leslie sets up his latest book, Curious, about the human propensity to wonder and learn.
The Scientist on The Pulse #1
Kerry Grens | Dec 13, 2013 | 1 min read
Kerry Grens updates the latest science news for December 13, 2013
Radiation Risk for Mars Astronauts
Kate Yandell | Jun 3, 2013 | 2 min read
An instrument aboard the spaceship that carried Curiosity to Mars has found that deep space travelers would face worrying levels of radiation.
Curiosity Finds Clay on Mars
Kate Yandell | Mar 14, 2013 | 2 min read
NASA’s rover has identified clay in its first drilled sample, signaling that the planet once had a wet and hospitable environment.
Signs of Life on Mars?
Bob Grant | Dec 4, 2012 | 1 min read
Tests run on Martian soil samples indicate the presence of organic compounds, but the traces of carbon may or may not have come from once-living things.
NASA Scientists Keep Curiosity Finding Secret
Bob Grant | Nov 27, 2012 | 1 min read
The Mars rover has reportedly made a major discovery, but the world won’t know what it is until next week at the earliest.
The Martian Tempest
Beth Marie Mole | Nov 26, 2012 | 2 min read
NASA scientists are closely watching a dust storm on Mars that threatens to go global and interfere with rovers on the planet’s surface.