The extraordinary evolution of humans is often exemplified by two defining traits: large brains and highly dexterous hands.

Globally, autism affects about 1 in 100 children, according to the World Health Organization. In the U.S., the rate is closer ...

One of the defining features of humans is our brain's remarkable capacity for language, planning, memory, creativity, and ...

Did humanity discover or create artificial intelligence? And where will it lead us? Gazing at the starry sky, we marvel at ...

The analysis of neural morphology across Heliconiini butterfly species revealed brain area-specific changes associated with new foraging behaviours. While the volume of the centre for learning and ...

This important study characterises the morphogenesis of cortical folding in the ferret and human cerebral cortex using complementary physical and computational modelling. Notably, these approaches are ...

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study published in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show ...

Unlike most animals, whose brains remain smooth, species like humans, dolphins, and pigs exhibit a wrinkled cortex. These ...

Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis occurred, where life emerged from non-life. Imagine a hot, watery mix of ...

The development of humanoid robots and embodied intelligence is currently at a critical stage of transitioning from the laboratory to mass production, but progress in this field faces multiple ...

Like other species, we are the products of millions of years of adaptation. Now we're taking matters into our own hands.

NuCalm CEO Jim Poole explains how patented brainwave modulation technology reduces stress, improves sleep, and boosts ...