Language & Music
Evidence from patients with brain damage suggests that music and language overlap in the brain.
Germs & Genes
Our genes affect our vulnerability to different kinds of infectious diseases.
Learning Evolution
An innovative exhibition helps children learn the concepts behind biological evolution.
Science Theater
Scientists and artists collaborate to bring science out of the lab and into the theater.
Teaching Math Anxiety
Female teachers may pass their own math anxiety to the girls they teach.
Marine Bioprospecting
Researchers turn to the ocean to look for potential new drugs.
Physics of Superheroes
Superhero comic books offer surprising lessons in physics.
Sensory Tech Roundup
Medical imaging techniques could help spot art forgeries.
Driving & Talking
Driving interferes with speaking and language comprehension.
Bad Plastic
Polycarbonate plastics that contain a chemical called bisphenol A can disrupt normal reproductive development in both rodents and humans.
Animal Behavior Roundup
A great ape called the bonobo never grows up.
Mussel Glue
A glue inspired by mussels may help prevent premature labor or miscarriages.
Fatherless Sharks
A new study finds that the offspring of virgin sharks are surprisingly healthy.
One-Atom Linchpin
A single calcium atom can make or break a bacterium's movement – and infectiousness.
Sleeping Birds
Birds, like people, show improvements in learning and memory after sleeping.
Synthetic Blood
Researchers have created synthetic red blood cells in the lab.