The winter solstice is the culmination of a period every year when each cell in our body literally craves more light ...

Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty in which genes often play a role. How do genes associated with dyslexia relate to brain structure in the general population? In a large-scale study, a team of ...

Humans and other primates are innately able to perceive fine details, vibrant colors and focus their attention on specific ...

Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty in which genes often play a role. How do genes associated with dyslexia relate to brain structure in the general population? In a large-scale study published ...

Dolphins are increasingly present off the Palos Verdes coast, providing a closer glimpse of one of the ocean’s most ...

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have generated human stem cell models which, for the first time, contain notochord—a tissue in the developing embryo that acts like a navigation system, ...

Study in mice reveals high-frequency mechanical vibrations detected by nerve endings on the skin are processed in a brain ...

One was the anterior part of the temporal lobe. The left temporal pole helps associate and categorise different types of meaningful information. To assemble the meaning of a word such as leg, this ...

Microgravity is known to alter the muscles, bones, the immune system and cognition, but little is known about its specific ...

Recent research highlights a decline in reading for enjoyment, with significant portions of the population, especially ...

The magazine's most-read articles of the year included a close-up look at the adorable yet venomous pygmy slow loris, a ...