The most profound bonds between people begin in our bodies with imitation and synchronized movements. 11.19.2009
Researchers find that the tale of the "Hero Twins" goes back more than 2,000 years. 05.16.2009
Stem-cell guru Robert Lanza presents a radical new view of the universe and everything in it. 05.01.2009
A broken symmetry from our evolutionary heritage is part of what makes us human. 04.15.2009
Hint: Ask it about Sarah Palin. 03.23.2009
A new collection of art shows how one scientist shocked the world. 02.12.2009
One extraordinary parrot helped shatter our preconceptions about animal intelligence. 01.20.2009
Nobel laureate Gerald Edelman says your brain is one-of-a-kind in the history of the universe. 01.16.2009
Science's weirdest realm may be responsible for photosynthesis, our sense of smell, and even consciousness itself. 01.13.2009
Neanderthals were a sophisticated bunch, according to new research. 12.21.2008
The birds pass the test for "rudimentary sense of self." 12.17.2008
One in six teachers say they believe the earth is 6,000 years old. 12.15.2008
Your intelligence isn't just what you're born with. 12.11.2008
Good neural functioning is good neural functioning. 12.11.2008
A creature with no brain can learn from and even anticipate events. 12.09.2008
“Noam Chomsky’s position in the history of ideas is comparable to that of Darwin or Descartes.” 12.01.2008
Edward O. Wilson looked at ants and made fundamental discoveries about humans. 11.17.2008
Our language capabilities, cultures, and abstract thinking aren't as unique as we'd like to think. 08.12.2008
Chimps and orangutans agree: Humor is truly fundamental. 06.27.2008
Chimpanzees are downright conservative when it comes to trading for better food. 05.14.2008
The superintelligent Boskops had small, childlike faces and huge melon heads. 03.21.2008
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The insect nervous system provides clues to attention, consciousness, and the origin of the brain. 01.10.2007
When everyone knows everything, what will be the point? 08.01.2006
For better or worse, sex chromosomes are linked to human intelligence 10.24.2005
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Scientists say morality may be hardwired into our brains by evolution 04.21.2004
Scientists decode a critical gene that may have led to the evolution of our big brains 03.04.2004
Why your brain doesn't always make the right decision 02.05.2004
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Recent research shows that when something bad happens to you, part of your brain begins thinking independently, storing its own memories so it can save you next time. That worked fine a million years ago 03.01.2003
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Everybody has one--even rats and pigeons, to say nothing of people. The ability to grasp small numbers and map them onto a number line in the brain is an evolutionary birthright of ours. Arithmetic, of course, is another matter. 07.01.1997
Our brains are much like those of our primate cousins, so where did we get our uniquely human gift of speech? One human says we simply rewired brain structures devoted to a different, more general primate specialty--vision. 06.01.1996
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Some written languages are a precise reflection of a people's speech, while others, like english, are a complete mess. Is this alphabetical evolution? Or the unequal application of logic to literacy? 06.01.1994
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