Researchers discover a fragment of cord between 41,000 and 52,000 years old that points to Neanderthals’ complex cognitive abilities.

Two new commentaries on a contested 2018 study about gender disparities in STEM fields clash over whether sex differences or social inequalities are to blame for the lack of women scientists and engineers.

Scientists see great value in catchy acronyms, so they get creative when it comes to naming new tools and techniques.

For the past 10 years, life science has moved us closer to a complete understanding of what makes us human—our similarities, our differences, and our shared history.

A single-cell map of C. elegans’s transcriptome during development finds cell lineages that start out genetically different and end up as cells of similar function and genetic profile.

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Researchers are developing a variety of approaches for clearing neural tissue to get a better view of the brain’s circuitry.

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Two-photon imaging captures chemical signaling between live mouse neurons on a millisecond timescale.