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By Mar 9, 2021
Science

Old dogs need to learn new tricks. Here’s why.

Neural stimulation through education can buy aging brains some time.
By Feb 8, 2021
Science

Learning a second language early might have ripple effects throughout your life

Research shows that adults who grow up bilingual hold onto certain cognitive skills.
By Mar 23, 2020
Science

Vampire bats know the true meaning of friendship—sharing slurps of blood

It takes work to become this bat’s BFF.
By Mar 5, 2020
Science

Kea parrots use statistics to get what they want

Polly wants a black token — and knows how to get it.
By Dec 16, 2019
Environment

Indoor carbon dioxide can make us dumber, and that will get worse with climate change

It’s time to think of the gas itself as a pollutant.
By Oct 1, 2019
Animals

This sleeping octopus twitches in technicolor—but is she dreaming?

Either way, we're dazzled by Heidi's display.
By Dec 19, 2018
Science

People with extreme political views have trouble thinking about their own thinking

Your super liberal and super conservative relatives might all have one thing in common.
By Jul 16, 2018
Science

Meet the folks designing the future of mouse mazes

What makes a maze, anyway?
By Mar 26, 2018
Science

These techniques are proven to boost certain cognitive functions

Included: how memory athletes stuff their noggins with so much knowledge.
By Mar 1, 2018
Science

We shouldn’t disregard the ideas that come from teens’ developing brains

Teens may be works in progress, but they help society evolve.