A study identifies four key turning points in the development of neural connections throughout life, a finding that may help in understanding alterations in cognition and behavior
When physical sensations and thoughts seem so real that they appear to foresee disaster, you may be engaging in a form of covert avoidance behavior
A study led by Oxford University argues that kissing evolved in the common ancestors of humans and apes, and that our extinct human relatives probably did it too
US plastic surgeons support the operation, but the Spanish Society of Neurology warns that its therapeutic role is not sufficiently supported
The Beijing-controlled megacity is courting international researchers with astronomical salaries and cutting-edge equipment. After its success story with trade and capital flows, it now wants to do the same with science and tech
Once revered, the pachyderms of Jaipur are now at the center of a thriving but controversial industry
Scientists have managed to rescue the molecule, against all odds, from a calf that died after being attacked by cave lions
The British Antarctic Survey estimates that more than 50,000 individuals are missing from the beaches following the virus’s sudden jump from birds: ‘It’s staggering’
An international team of scientists confirmed the first record of a plasma ejection from a red dwarf star outside the solar system
A specialist in the nervous system, the researcher and author of ‘The Balanced Brain’ directs the Mental Health Laboratory at the University of Cambridge
In his book, the researcher uncovers the neurological keys behind why we become enamored with someone, who we are drawn to, and what happens when a romance ends
An international investigation confirms that beta-blockers, prescribed routinely for four decades, do not provide benefits to most patients recovering from a myocardial infarction
As the first Hispanic woman to travel to space and director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, the former astronaut has broken barriers and paved the way in science and space exploration
A multibillion-dollar project reveals critical moments during pregnancy, and even after birth, when the risk of neurological development disorders like autism, schizophrenia and attention deficit disorder is highest
Organoids, which the professor is researching, are transforming drug experimentation
Modern geographic information systems have identified 186,000 miles of Roman roads and highways, combining all existing historical and archaeological sources
The scientist has published a new book that charts a journey across the disciplines seeking an elusive ‘coordinate to describe the world’
Scientists are calling for more research to understand the role of environmental factors such as exposure to chemicals in these anomalies
A scientific team has managed to stack 41 layers of semiconductors, multiplying the density of the circuits by six, without needing to make them any smaller
The experimental treatment, developed using cells at La Paz public hospital, achieves a preliminary survival rate of 70% in patients who had exhausted all other options
The aerospace engineer is the mission director for Ispace. ‘The idea is that by 2040 there will be about a thousand people living permanently on the Moon, and around 40,000 tourists a year’
US groups aim to represent their country at the UN climate summit even as the Trump Administration declines to send a delegation
A major European clinical research event in oncology gives a boost to antibody–drug conjugates, treatments that work like a Trojan horse, delivering chemotherapy to the interior of malignant cells
After publishing more than 100 articles in scientific journals, Álex Gómez Marín has shut down his animal lab and now works with hospitals to study human consciousness
As the Mexican government considers using this process again to increase dwindling oil reserves, the activist and scientist warns of the social and environmental consequences
The lynching, captured on video deep in the jungle, sheds light on the reality of the animals. Females exert power over males, who are larger and stronger, through a matriarchy woven with intense social bonds
After surviving the encounter with a nearly four-meter-long specimen, Mauricio Hoyos continues to fight against the stigma surrounding these animals
