A new study by shows a direct link between metabolism in brain cells and their ability to signal information. The research may explain why the seizures of many epilepsy patients can be controlled by…

In my article Our Spacecraft Could Look Straight At an Extraterrestrial Microbe - And Not See a Thing! we found out that present day extraterrestrial microbes in our solar system would be sparse and…

The Subaru Telescope, an 8.2-meter telescope operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, has been combing the night sky since 1999. Located at the Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii,…

Glaciers are important indicators of climate change. Global warming causes mountain glaciers to melt, which, apart from the shrinking of the Greenlandic and Antarctic ice sheets, is regarded as one…

This news release is available in German. The ability to form long-term cooperative relationships between unrelated individuals is one of the main reasons for human's extraordinary biological…

This news release is available in German. The structure of the human brain is complex, reminiscent of a circuit diagram with countless connections. But what role does this architecture play in…

This news release is available in German. The survivors of a stroke often struggle with persistent loss of function of the central nervous system. Around the world strokes are one of the most…

An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. The first mathematician orders a beer. The second orders two beers. The next orders four. Followed by the next who orders eight. The bartender…

Researchers at the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics and MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have discovered a new brain circuit that shapes memory formation by endowing…

As the male túngara frog serenades female frogs from a pond, he creates watery ripples that make him easier to target by rivals and predators such as bats, according to researchers from The…