You live in a mostly 2D world, but the map in your brain charts the places you've been in 3D
Read now →Place cells in the brain light up in familiar places, both on the ground and climbing in the air
Place cells in the brain light up in familiar places, both on the ground and climbing in the air
When studying vulnerable groups, scientists should always be aware of the context their studies take place in
VR is widely used to study the brain, but it isn't the same as real life — and this has real-world consequences
Maury was part of a group of brilliant women known as the "Harvard Computers"
Because reproducible research is a key goal of this global collaboration
The very real soil microbe uses chemistry to hunt other microbes
But celebrations are marred by the recent suggestion that pangolins may be the SARS-CoV-2 carrier
Adhesives found in nature could have applications for us
Around 570,000 crabs become entrapped in debris each year on the Henderson and Cocos (Keeling) islands
Squid have different types of nerves in appendages with different functions
Inside Tsuyoshi Miyakawa's attempts to improve reproducibility in science
People were more interested in fish after it came out, but not more likely to set up an exotic aquarium
Social media is proven to help share new science with the public
They also deploy multiple moves and tactics to avoid being eaten
Researchers used microscopy techniques to understand how the green forester moth changes from a shiny green to a rusty red colour
Nanostructures combine with pigments to form all the colors in the rainbow
A researcher uses a tweetorial to figure out the underlying genetics for their cat's coat
About four weeks after conception, horse embryos still have five toes, just like humans
To keep their blood from becoming too thick, cold-water fish release blood cells from the spleen only when needed
Sheep brains more closely resemble human brains than do mouse brains
This is great for the insects, but high-quality specimens are important for research