Science News
The Brain: Humanity's Other Basic Instinct: Math
11.17.2009 New research suggests that math has evolved its way right into our neurons—and monkeys', too.
by Carl Zimmer
Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect
The most profound bonds between people begin in our bodies with imitation and synchronized movements. 11.19.2009
Brain-Like Chip May Solve Computers' Big Problem: Energy
The future of computing may depend on embracing the chaos that defines human thinking. 11.06.2009
Brain-Saving, Mind-Blowing, Hi-Tech Medical Imaging
The names look like alphabet soup—CT, MRI, DTI—but the images look like science melding into art. 10.07.2009
I Didn't Sin—It Was My Brain
Brain researchers have found the sources of many of our darkest thoughts, from envy to wrath. 10.05.2009
Is Alzheimer's Like a Strange Form of Brain Cancer?
Biochemist Peter Davies suspects the vast majority of research is on the wrong track: The disease is caused by improper cell division, not plaques or tangles. 10.02.2009
Vital Signs: The Boy Who Stopped Talking
A toddler's unusual behavior gives away his condition. 09.29.2009
The Brain: Where Does Sex Live in the Brain? From Top to Bottom.
Neuroscientists explore the mind's sexual side and discover that desire is not quite what we thought it was. 09.10.2009
The Brain: The Dark Matter of the Human Brain
Meet the forgotten 90 percent of your brain: glial cells, which outnumber your neurons ten to one. And no one really knows what they do. 08.19.2009
How Much of Your Memory Is True?
New research shows that memories are constantly being re-written by our minds. 08.03.2009
What Do Urban Sounds Do to Your Brain?
A sonic tour of New York, from the agonizing screech of the Union Square subway station to one of the quietest rooms in the city: Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center 07.24.2009
Why Ghost Hunters Is the Best Science Show on TV
No matter how silly and misguided, Ghost Hunters captures an element of science that Numb3rs, House, and even Mythbusters miss. 07.22.2009
Neuroscience Finds Wisdom Centers in the Brain
This quintessential human characteristic depends both on powerful logic and deep emotion. 07.06.2009
The Brain: Stop Paying Attention: Zoning Out Is a Crucial Mental State
Researchers say a wandering mind may be important to setting goals, making discoveries, and living a balanced life. 06.15.2009
How to See Inside a Brain in Motion
A new mobile EEG system now lets researchers probe the brain function while people move around naturally. 06.05.2009
Can a Single Neuron Tell Halle Berry From Grandma Esther?
A new theory says the brain stores complex pieces of information in "sparse-coding networks." 05.15.2009
Why Does the Vaccine/Autism Controversy Live On?
Research has soundly disproved the alleged connection, yet fears about vaccines continue to be a major risk to public health. 05.06.2009
The Biocentric Universe Theory: Life Creates Time, Space, and the Cosmos Itself
Stem-cell guru Robert Lanza presents a radical new view of the universe and everything in it. 05.01.2009
The Pentagon’s Beetle Borgs
Researchers create what may be the perfect scout: a bug controlled remotely through a chip implanted in its optic lobes and flight muscles. 04.30.2009
Looking at Stress—and God—in the Human Brain
DISCOVER reporter David Ewing Duncan uses fMRI to try to track his thoughts on some big questions. 04.24.2009
Tapping the Brain’s Defenses to Fight Alzheimer’s
A natural brain protein and insulin, of all things, may lead to effective treatments. 04.17.2009
