Solid-state transformer designs have been around for decades. Now data centers may finally give the chip-filled devices their ...

In optogenetics, scientists control neurons by stimulating them with light—potentially unlocking breakthroughs for conditions such as dementia, depression and blindness. Three scientists won the Nobel ...

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People who followed the MIND diet more closely showed slower brain shrinkage and less grey matter loss over time, with the strongest differences equivalent to about 2.5 years of delayed brain aging.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists have long considered the brain to be a single organ, but new research has found that it actually consists of two distinct organs, the ...

Peter and Chip, a remarkable two-headed bearded dragon, steal the spotlight with their unique two-brain setup and very different personalities. Peter takes charge during feeding while Chip handles ...

An intensive seven-day meditation retreat triggered striking changes across the brain and body, including shifts tied to neuroplasticity, immunity, metabolism, and natural pain relief. Participants ...

Over decades of research, scientists have built up a partial picture of what specialized cells within the brain and spinal cord do. By studying how the brain develops, they could identify genes that ...

Dopamine is the neurotransmitter most often associated with ADHD, but the condition is about far more than a single chemical deficiency or a set of symptoms. “ADHD is not one chemical in the brain. It ...

Before the sun fully formed, tiny bits of rock were already recording the magnetic forces present in the very early solar system. More than 4.5 billion years later, scientists have learned how to read ...

The pottery is called Lapita. It has been preserved and recorded to be over nearly 3000 years old. Did we hear the Prime Minister James Marape call it Lapita Poetry in Parliament yesterday on the ...

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on optogenetics, which has revolutionized neuroscience. After being on many scientists ...