Secrets of Neandertal Cognition Revealed
Analyses of anatomy, DNA and cultural remains have yielded tantalizing insights into the inner lives of our mysterious extinct cousins
Analyses of anatomy, DNA and cultural remains have yielded tantalizing insights into the inner lives of our mysterious extinct cousins
Let's say some future civilization wanted to get energy out of a black hole. The first step would be to build a space elevator that defies the laws of physics
Genes in the liver, pancreas and other tissues (not just the brain) keep the various parts of the body in sync. Timing miscues may lead to diabetes, depression and other illnesses
New types of electronic components, closer to neurons than to transistors, are leading to tremendously efficient and faster “memcomputing”
Our future rides on our ability to integrate how we use these three commodities
Electrical stimulation deep within the brain may alleviate devastating mood disorders
We know surprisingly little about what low-dose radiation does to organisms and ecosystems. Four years after the disaster in Fukushima, scientists are beginning to get some answers