A genome-wide CRISPR study maps 331 genes essential for early brain development, identifying PEDS1 as a new ...

Researchers say the innovation, known as SmartEM, will speed scanning sevenfold and open the field of connectomics to a ...

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A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

Studying ancient sea creatures’ snoozing habits could shed light on the origins of sleep.

The observations were carried out by the Breakthrough Listen program as the object neared its closest approach to Earth on ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

What do you get when you take an alien parasite and smush it together with a human being? Would you get to become a ...

According to a new scientific hypothesis, alien civilisations may only become detectable at the moment of their collapse.

A new theoretical study argues that many standard beliefs about consciousness are rooted in a misleading concept of how the ...

The appearance of someone's rear end may reveal a hidden sign that they're dealing with autism, ADHD, or both.