Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical ...

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Sea urchins look like an inanimate bundle of needles, but a closer look at these alien-like creatures reveals a surprisingly ...

New research shows that the superior colliculus, a primitive brain region, can independently interpret visual information.

A study quantifies for the first time the speed at which ape species have evolved, showing that the 'sapiens' skull and face evolved twice as fast as other species due to cognitive advantages and ...

Inspired by this principle, the team introduced EverMemOS, a system designed to give AI continuity across time. The ...

After years of trying, the electronic nose is finally making major progress in sensing smells, almost as well as its human ...

A pig kidney with one genetic change functioned in a brain-dead human for 61 days, more than doubling previous records.

The absolute awesomeness of 24/7 connectedness is exactly what distorts our reality of space and time, causing us to be more ...

A new platform developed at Scripps Research enables fast, scalable protein evolution. This potentially opens the door to new therapies and diagnostics. In addition, the technology may aid scientists ...

An international team of researchers, including scientists from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, has uncovered a ...