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Retinal ganglion cell survival following a stroke depends on whether the pathway to the primary visual area remains active. Cells connected to inactive areas of the visual cortex suffer atrophy and degenerate, leading to...

A new deep learning system is able to predict, with great accuracy, how different brain areas respond to specific words. The model also found concepts localized to the auditory cortex are less dependent on context.

Increased levels of epoxide hydrolase in the prefrontal cortex were found in the brains of young mice whose mothers had suffered infection during pregnancy. Inhibiting epoxide hydrolase reverses cognitive and social defi...

A slower rate of image processing speeds up our perception of time as we grow older.

Trigger warnings have minimal impact in relation to how people respond to content. They are neither meaningfully helpful or harmful, researchers conclude.

In conversation, the 2019 Templeton Prize winner does not pull punches on the limits of science, the value of humility and the irrationality of nonbelief --

In conversation, the 2019 Templeton Prize winner does not pull punches on the limits of science, the value of humility and the irrationality of nonbelief --

Neurons in the somatosensory cortex encode vibration frequency in a similar manner to the way in which sound pitch is encoded in the auditory cortex.

A swarm of bots inspired by the way living cells move can slither through gaps and keep moving if many of its parts fail

The realization of so-called topological materials--which exhibit exotic, defect-resistant properties and are expected to have applications in electronics, optics, quantum computing, and other fields--has opened up a new...

Until now, the focus has been on moving to greener means of transport, but some people are proposing that we need to cut back on travelling and stay in one place

A scientific review of 10,000 years of history is finally revealing the unexpected truth behind religion's role in human civilisation

The controversial Gaia hypothesis sees Earth as a superorganism adapted to be perfect for life. A weird type of evolution may finally show how that actually happens

Deforestation in the Amazon could have a similar local warming effect to decades of climate change-driven temperature rises

Videos in which people film themselves eating food and post it on YouTube have become hugely popular. Now this weird trend is spreading to kids, should we be worried?

Daily use of cannabis with high concentrations of THC is linked to an increased risk of experiencing psychosis-like symptoms.

Eating more than 10 grams of nuts a day has been linked to improved cognitive function, by up to 60%, in older adults.

A simmering feud between geneticists and archaeologists has finally exploded. This turf war is unwise and unscientific, says Michael Marshall

When a group of Aussies spotted the behemoth on the beach, they initially thought it was a rugged piece of driftwood. Upon closer inspection, however, they realized it was the body of an enormous, bony fish.

Did the analysis of a silk shawl just provide a major clue in one of London's coldest cases, the identity of Jack the Ripper?

It's cliché to describe something very noisy as "louder than a jet engine." But supersonic jet engines, like those powering fighters flown by the U.S. military, are so much louder than regular jet engines that scientist...

A record-breaking 1.3 billion volts of electric potential were created in a thunderstorm, a voltage that may explain how high-energy gamma rays are made during storms