Differences in brain connectivity are linked to several neurodevelopmental disorders, yet scientists still struggle to ...

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Explore differences between common and scientific names, and how DNA evidence is constantly reshaping the tree of life.

New research suggests that changes to napping patterns in older adults, such as longer or more frequent naps, may signal ...

Researchers studying face pareidolia find the brain detects faces in minimal patterns and quickly assigns age, emotion, and ...

Scientists have identified universal grammatical rules common to hundreds of the world’s languages, an advance that points to shared thinking that shapes human communication. Linguists have long ...

As I enter deep middle age, parenting two teenagers, I find reading about brain development more interesting. The old-school view of becoming an adult at 18 (or 21) seems simple. The more recent ...

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Census data show Smith remains the most common U.S. last name while Asian surnames such as Zhang and Liu grew fastest.

A new study proposes detecting life in space by spotting patterns across many planets instead of focusing on one at a time.