DARPA recognizes that insect-scale flying robots have immense military potential. In laboratories around the world, engineers are racing to shrink robotics into microscopic proportions, many examples ...

Stunning microscopic footage has captured the moment a translucent baby sea urchin crawled across a bed of red algae. The video earned fifth place in the annual Nikon Small World in Motion competition ...

In a discovery that could reshape how we think about memory, researchers at Flinders University have found that forgetting is not just a glitch in the brain but is actually a finely-tuned process, and ...

While we've known for some time that obesity affects the brain, scientists have found that, more importantly, it's where you carry it that matters. And it's the deep visceral fat around organs that ...

Director James Gunn has shared a first look at the script for his DCU Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow, and it has fans convinced Brainiac is now confirmed to make an appearance. The DC Studios co-CEO ...

Hubble has captured a striking new image of NGC 2775, a galaxy that defies easy classification. Blending features of spirals, ellipticals, and lenticulars, its puzzling structure may be the result of ...

Place cells are specialized neurons in a brain region known as the hippocampus, which have been found to fire when animals are in specific locations. These cells don't fire randomly, but their ...

New studies show that a bacterial molecule, peptidoglycan, is present in the brain and fluctuates with sleep patterns. This challenges the idea that sleep is solely brain-driven, instead suggesting it ...

The rhythmic click of needles. The softness of yarn running over fingertips. The satisfying logic of knit, purl, repeat. Knitting—and other so-called “grandma hobbies”—is making a comeback, especially ...

Here’s what experts are learning about this chaotic period leading up to menopause—including what causes its symptoms, when it really begins, and how to treat it. Perimenopause has become a hot topic ...

Hamas ominously released what it called a “parting image” Saturday of the remaining 48 Israelis being held captive in Gaza, as the Jewish state’s ground troops prepare to close in on Gaza City. The ...

A brain tumour is an abnormal growth of cells in or around the brain. These growths can be malignant (cancerous) or benign (noncancerous), with differences in growth rate and potential impact on ...