From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal once thought ...

Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a ...

Researchers say they have mapped more than 200,000 cells in a cubic centimeter of brain tissue and have traced how they're all connected.

The West’s Eurocentric version of scientific history omits some of the most important events that shaped modern thinking.

The process of discovering molecules that have the properties needed to create new medicines and materials is cumbersome and ...

Opinions expressed are those of the author. A lot of ink has been spilled on the question of what will ultimately win: the scientific method, an approach to learning about the world by coming up ...

The stunning research is supercharging our understanding of human brain disorders and advancing U.S. national interests in artificial intelligence.

Feedback is delighted to hear from a reader who proposes an ingenious new unit of data – but we have some quibbles with the ...

A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.

The discovery of dark oxygen clearly has potential implications for the deep-sea mining industry. Deep-sea mining would extract polymetallic nodules that contain metals such as manganese, nickel and ...

A modified pig liver transplanted into a human patient appears to have functioned normally for the duration of the ...