In a recently published, PNAS study, professor Andreas Neider and his team found that crows and rhesus macaques take mental shortcuts.

Vedantam, a veteran science reporter, joins WHYY’s Jennifer Lynn to explore how unseen mental forces shape our choices, and why the show continues to resonate with listeners.

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

Neuroscience has long worshiped the neocortex—the brain’s hub for sophisticated thought. But consciousness may originate ...

A new study reveals how brain circuits between the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus stabilize memories during learning.

Using single-cell RNA sequencing and genetic screening, the researchers identified key surface proteins that mediate ...

Over the centuries, European governments have driven talented workers out of their countries. That unfortunate legacy ...

A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology has found that leg loss doesn’t slow tarantulas almost at all.

USC scientists design brain-like neurons that learn in hardware, not software, paving the way for energy-efficient AI general ...

Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and School of Advanced Computing have developed artificial neurons that ...

UCL scientists found that human skulls evolved much faster than those of other apes, reflecting the powerful forces driving ...

A boys accidental trip over a fossil in South Africa uncovers the human missing link, Australopithecus sediba. New 2025 study ...