A new study from Bar-Ilan University shows that one of sleep's core functions originated hundreds of millions of years ago in ...

Walk into consciousness labs, and you will mostly find studies on humans relying on verbal reports. This evidence is then ...

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Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...

It all began with a bold question: What if evolution could be simulated in a lab? At the intersection of artificial ...

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Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in individual armor and produce far more ants. Larger colonies then ...

A new book by biblical scholar Dr. Dru Johnson, visiting associate professor of religion at Hope College, moves beyond the either-or debate in exploring what the Bible and evolutionary science say ...

A long-disputed rule in biology says bigger is better, but a new computer model illuminates why that’s not necessarily true. By Lauren Leffer Published Jan 18, 2024 11:45 AM EST Get the Popular ...

The origins of consciousness date back about 540 million years ago, when animal bodies became more complex. Feelings like ...

When gazing at the vast spectrum of the animal kingdom, it is easy to focus on the similarities we share with other creatures. From the basic structure of our skeletons to the complex workings of our ...