Mapless Monarch Migration
Monarch butterflies migrate from North to South America without a mental map.
Sound & Memory
Playing soundwaves synchronized with a person's own deep sleep rhythms may improve short-term memory.
Fruit Fly Roundup
Fruit flies are providing researchers with insights into wound healing and Parkinson’s disease.
Brainy Athletes
Olympic-level athletes have some enhanced cognitive abilities.
Carnivorous Plant Food Webs
Each carnivorous pitcher plant contains a unique food web, depending on what falls in.
Energy Drinks & Heart Disease
Energy drinks and red meat contain carnitine, a substance that promotes heart disease with the help of gut bacteria.
Cholesterol Roundup
Despite its reputation, cholesterol may be useful for treating several medical conditions.
Sharing Kids
New research suggests that young children understand the concept of fairness, but desire gets in the way of sharing.
Off-Road Robots
Inspired by animals, researchers have created robots that can traverse sand.
Fairy Circles
Mysterious “fairy circles” on African plains are caused by termites, which destroy patches of grass but help the surrounding grass thrive.
Reviving Extinct Species
Using frozen DNA, researchers have created early-stage embryos of an extinct frog.
Psychology Roundup
A new study suggests that mindfulness training can help people stay focused on tasks.
Highly Observant Robots
New robots are learning how to handle objects by watching humans.
Remote Blood Testing
Researchers have developed an implantable blood testing sensor that can monitor blood glucose levels and chemotherapy drugs, among other things.
Down Syndrome Protein
Deficiency in a key protein may strongly contribute to cognitive impairments in Down Syndrome.
Mummy Heart Disease
Mummies from a variety of different cultures show signs of heart disease.
Microbe Roundup
Fighting disease involves maintaining the healthy populations of microbes that live inside us.
Fragile X Neurons
Fragile X Syndrome, a leading genetic cause of intellectual impairments, may actually result from too much brain activity.
Humidity vs. The Flu
Low humidity may increase the transmissibility of the influenza virus indoors.
Sleep & Gene Expression
Just one week of sleep deprivation alters the expression of at least 711 different genes.
Electric Flowers
Low-voltage electricity may help guide bees to the right flowers.
Bird Roundup
Cliff swallows are evolving rapidly in response to an urban environment.
Mental Housekeeping
Cells that eat up defective brain cells may also target healthy cells during development.