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By Apr 14, 2021
Animals

In the battle for the crown, Indian jumping ants shrink and regrow their brains

These insects can go through intense but reversible bodily changes.
By Mar 17, 2021
Science

You get brainwashed whenever you go to sleep (and that’s a good thing)

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By Jan 28, 2021
Health

Do binaural beats benefit your brain?

Your mind’s playing tricks on you—and that’s the whole point.
By Jan 21, 2020
Health

Hidden hearing loss is hitting people of all ages. Neuroscientists are still debating why.

Those affected can hear all right, but when it’s noisy, they can’t understand.
By Jan 9, 2020
Science

Cuttlefish perceive depth—and they wore 3D glasses to prove it

Their eyes aren’t all that different from ours, even though they are more closely related to a clam.
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Your stretching intestine is what tells your brain to stop eating

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An extra dose of this longevity hormone helped make mice smarter

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Why the latest study on football players’ brains is so important

Researchers found evidence of CTE in 99 percent of the deceased former NFL players they studied.
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Health

Brain training apps don’t seem to do much of anything

But figuring out whether or not they work is almost as tough as creating them.